Effect of a moderately energy- and salt-reduced diet on body compartments and blood pressure control in obese men with mild hypertension.

Ten middle-aged moderately obese men with untreated mild hypertension were studied during a 6-week weight maintenance period and a 9-week period on a diet containing 5 MJ when body mass decreased by 8.4 kg (SE 1.4).

Haemodynamic adjustment to weight reduction--separate effects of energy versus salt restriction.

Repeated invasive haemodynamic investigations were performed in two matched groups of patients before and after weight reduction. The patients in Group I had an individually adjusted energy restricted diet and daily dietary sodium supplementation to keep the sodium intake unchanged from baseline. In Group II the patients had the same energy reduced diet but also sodium restriction from 183 +/- 48 to 87 +/- 34 mmol/24 h (P less than 0.

Do carbohydrates promote hypertension?

Several earlier studies indicate an association between plasma insulin level and blood pressure independent of weight. A short review summarizes evidences showing: (a) the association between a high carbohydrate content of diet and hyperinsulinemia; (b) effect of insulin on renal reabsorbation of sodium; and (c) effects of carbohydrate intake on sympathetic activity and blood pressure. A pilot study examined the effect of a glycoside-hydrolase inhibitor (BAY g 5421) on blood pressure, fasting blood glucose, fasting plasma insulin and 100 g peroral sucrose test in six obese middle-aged men with borderline hypertension.