Effects of a Raw Food Diet on Hypertension and Obesity.

Primary Articles

Southern Medical Journal. 78(7):841-844, July 1985. DOUGLASS, JOHN M. MD 1,2; RASGON, IRVING M. MD 3,5; FLEISS, PAUL M. MD, MPH 6; SCHMIDT, RAYMOND D. OCR 7; PETERS, SUE N. RN 2; ABELMANN, ELIZABETH A. RD 4

Abstract:

We examined responses to cooked and uncooked food in 32 outpatients with essential hypertension; 28 were also overweight. By varying cooked and uncooked food percentages and salt intake, patients acted as their own control subjects in this unblinded study. After a mean duration of 6.7 months, average intake of uncooked food comprised 62% of calories ingested. Mean weight loss was 3.8 kg and mean diastolic pressure reduction 17.8 mm Hg, both statistically significant (P<.00001). Eighty percent of those who smoked or drank alcohol abstained spontaneously.

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