Dietary protein and blood pressure: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and evaluation of the evidence.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This umbrella review aimed to investigate the evidence of an effect of dietary intake of total protein, animal and plant protein on blood pressure (BP), and hypertension (PROSPERO: CRD42018082395).

Methods

PubMed, Embase and Cochrane Database were systematically searched for systematic reviews (SRs) of prospective studies with or without meta-analysis published between 05/2007 and 10/2022. The methodological quality and outcome-specific certainty of evidence were assessed by the AMSTAR 2 and NutriGrade tools, followed by an assessment of the overall certainty of evidence. SRs investigating specific protein sources are described in this review, but not included in the assessment of the overall certainty of evidence.

Results

Sixteen SRs were considered elig

SUBMITTER: Boeing H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11139777 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature