Rationale and Design of a Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Effects of Probiotics during Energy Restriction on Blood Pressure, Body Composition, Metabolic Profile and Vascular Function in Obese Hypertensive Individuals

Rationale and Design of a Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Effects of Probiotics during Energy Restriction on Blood Pressure, Body Composition, Metabolic Profile and Vascular Function in Obese Hypertensive Individuals

Introduction: Hypertension often clusters with other cardiovascular risk factors such as obesity, dyslipidemia and glucose intolerance. Weight loss can decrease Blood Pressure (BP) and improve cardiometabolic abnormalities. There is evidence that hypertension and obesity are associated with alterati...

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Main Authors: Marcella Rodrigues Guedes, Karine Scanci da Silva Pontes, Débora Cristina Torres Valença, Wille Oigman, Mario Fritsch Neves, Márcia Regina Simas Torres Klein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:Artery Research
Subjects:
Hypertension
obesity
probiotics
metabolic profile
vascular function
Online Access:https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125939411/view

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