New research suggests that reducing body weight
should be a "major component" in the treatment of high blood pressure.
For every kilogram lost, blood pressure falls about one point.
Dr. Johanna M. Geleijnse, of Wageningen University,
in the Netherlands, and colleagues analyzed data from previous studies
to determine the effect of weight reduction on blood pressure. Included
in the analysis were 25 trials with 4874 subjects.
Losing 5 kg of weight as a result of diet, exercise,
or both led to a reduction in blood pressure of about four points, according
to the report in the medical journal Hypertension. Subjects with an
average weight loss of greater than 5 kg had much larger blood pressure
reductions than subjects who lost less weight.
Blood pressure reductions were also larger in
populations who were taking drugs that lower blood pressure, Geleijnse
and colleagues report. The team concludes that, given the increasing
rates of obesity, weight control "is of the utmost importance" if high
blood pressure rates are not to follow a similar trend.
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