Effect of dietary pulses on blood pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled feeding trials.

ABSTRACT:

Background

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.

Methods

MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and CINAHL were each searched from inception through 5 May 2013. Human trials ≥3 weeks that reported data for systolic, diastolic, and/or mean arterial BPs were included. Two reviewers independently extracted data and assessed methodological quality and risk of bias of included studies. Effect estimates were pooled using ran

SUBMITTER: Jayalath VH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5391775 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature