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A vegan regimen with reduced medication in the treatment of hypertension

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

Olov Lindahl ,
Lars Lindwall ,
Alf Spångberg ,
ÅKe Stenram  and
Per Arne Öckerman
Olov Lindahl
Affiliation:
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital (Regionsjukhuset), Linköping, S-581 85 Linköping, Sweden
Lars Lindwall
Affiliation:
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital (Regionsjukhuset), Linköping, S-581 85 Linköping, Sweden
Alf Spångberg
Affiliation:
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital (Regionsjukhuset), Linköping, S-581 85 Linköping, Sweden
ÅKe Stenram
Affiliation:
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital (Regionsjukhuset), Linköping, S-581 85 Linköping, Sweden
Per Arne Öckerman
Affiliation:
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital (Regionsjukhuset), Linköping, S-581 85 Linköping, Sweden
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Abstract

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1. Twenty-nine patients who had suffered from essential hypertension for an average of 8 years, all receiving long-term medication for hypertension, were subject to therapy with vegan food for 1 year. In almost all cases medication was withdrawn or drastically reduced. There was a significant decrease in systolic and diastolic blood pressure. A number of reported symptoms disappeared.

2. There was a significant improvement in a number of clinical variables as well as a significant change in various biochemical indices such as urea, haptoglobin, cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations in blood.

3. Subjectively all patients reported improvement.

4. Selected patients, with a fear of side-effects of medication, who are interested in alternative health care might replace conventional medication with this dietary regimen.

Type
Papers of direct relevance to Clinical and Human Nutrition
Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 52 , Issue 1 , July 1984 , pp. 11 - 20
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1984

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