12/02/2014

Effect of Dietary Pulses on Blood Pressure: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Controlled Feeding Trials

feb 12th, 2014. En: Propuestas del editor.

Por: Viranda H. Jayalath, Russell J. de Souza, John L. Sievenpiper, Vanessa Ha, Laura Chiavaroli, Arash Mirrahimi, Marco Di Buono, Adam M. Bernstein, Lawrence A. Leiter, Penny M. Kris-Etherton, Vladimir Vuksan, Joseph Beyene, Cyril W.C. Kendall y David J.A. Jenkins. Am J Hypertens (2014) 27 (1): 56-64.

Current guidelines recommend diet and lifestyle modifications for primary prevention and treatment of hypertension, but do not encourage dietary pulses specifically for lowering blood pressure (BP). To quantify the
effect of dietary pulse interventions on BP and provide evidence for their inclusion in dietary guidelines, a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled feeding trials was conducted. Dietary pulses significantly
lowered BP in people with and without hypertension. Higher-quality large-scale trials are needed to support these findings.