DrCarney.com Blog
Medically supervised water-only fasting in the treatment of borderline hypertension.
Medically supervised water-only fasting may be an effective treatment for borderline hypertension.
This study examined the effectiveness of medically supervised water-only fasting in the treatment of borderline hypertension. Qualified medical personnel supervised the administration of a water-only fasting therapy to 68 borderline hypertensive patients with blood pressures higher than 119/91 mm Hg in a clinic for 21-22 days. This therapy included 1-2 day pre-fasting phase during which patients were allowed to consume only fruits and vegetables, a13.6 day water-only fasting phase, and a 6-day re-feeding phase during which subjects were placed on plant-based, low-fat, and low-sodium vegetarian diets.
At the conclusion of the treatment, researchers discovered that the blood pressures of 82% of the subjects had decreased at the rate of 20/7 mm Hg. The greatest drop was seen in patients with the highest blood pressure values. No further reduction was observed below 96.0/67.0 mm Hg and 99.2/67.3 mm Hg (the estimated ideal blood pressure values) at the end of the fasting and re-feeding phase respectively in this study. The results of this study show that medically supervised water-only fasting may be effective for treating borderline hypertensive patients.
Research Summary Information
-
2002
-
Goldhamer AC1, Lisle DJ, Sultana P, Anderson SV, Parpia B, Hughes B, Campbell TC.
-
TrueNorth Health Center, Rohnert Park, CA 94928, USA. dracg@att.net
-
No, Free full text of study was not found.
-
No. Source of funding disclosure not found
-
No. Potential conflicts disclosure not found
When you subscribe to the blog, we will send you an e-mail when there are new updates on the site so you wouldn't miss them.