Effect of high compared with low dairy intake on blood pressure in overweight middle-aged adults: results of a randomized crossover intervention study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Observational studies suggest that high dairy intake is associated with a lower blood pressure (BP).

Objective

We aimed to investigate the effect of a high-dairy diet (HDD) as compared with a low-dairy diet (LDD) on BP in overweight middle-aged adults.

Methods

Fifty-two overweight men and women were included in a randomized crossover intervention study. Each subject consumed 2 isocaloric diets for 6 wk, an LDD (≤1 dairy portion per day) and an HDD (6 or 5 reduced-fat dairy portions for men and women, respectively), with a 4-wk washout period in between the diets during which the subjects consumed their habitual diet. BP was measured at the start and at the end of the intervention diets. The effect of the intervention study was evaluated by 2-sample t tests.

SUBMITTER: Rietsema S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6669052 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature