Reduction of weight might also help you reduce hypertension
A recent study conducted by a team of researchers has revealed that more than 50 percent of all overweight (hypertensive adults) people may be suffering of hypertension as well do to being overweight. The study was conducted by University of Pavia, in Italy.
Study leader Dr. Roberto Fogari of the University of Pavia, in Italy, said the findings apply only to overweight patients, not to obese patients, with high blood pressure — defined as systolic pressure of 140 mm Hg or higher or a diastolic pressure of 90 mm Hg or higher.
The study was conducted on 210 different subjects, these were overweight men and women with their age varying between 29 and 65, the subjects were also tested to have a systolic blood pressure level between 140 mm Hg and 159 mm Hg and a diastolic blood pressure between 90 mm hg and 99 mm Hg. All the study patients were overweight and their body mass index varied between 25 and 29.9.
This was a six month study, the researchers designed an individual specific low calorie diet for all the patients and when results began showing no weight loss reduction the tested weight loss drug Orlistat was given to achieve the required body weight among all patients.
After the scheduled six months out off all the people who participated in the program 49 percent women and 53 percent men were noted to have reduced at least 5 percent of their body weight and a mean reduction in their systolic and diastolic blood pressure as well to up to 5 percent. The research was presented their findings at the American Heart Association’s 61st annual fall conference of the Council for High Blood Pressure Research in Tucson, Ariz.
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