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Weight Reduction in a Blood Pressure Clinic

Overview
Journal Br Med J
Specialty General Medicine
Date 1978 Jul 22
PMID 678886
Citations 20
Authors
L E Ramsay
M H Ramsay
J Hettiarachchi
D L Davies
J Winchester
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Abstract

Forty-nine hypertensive patients who were overweight were randomly allocated to one of three strategies for attaining weight reduction and were followed for one year. Those referred to a dietitian lost more weight (mean 5.1 kg) than those given a diet sheet (mean 2.64 kg) or simply advised by the doctor to reduce weight (mean 2.15 kg). One-third of all the patients lost 6 kg or more. Successful weight loss was associated with a highly significant and substantial improvement in blood pressure control and with less frequent increases in antihypertensive treatment.

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