Effect of Modest Weight loss in normalizing Blood Pressure in Essential Hypertensive Patients joining Naturopathy Centers

Periodic Research (P: ISSN No. 2231-0045 RNI No. UPBIL/2012/55438 VOL.-7, ISSUE-3, February-2019 E: ISSN No. 2349-9435)

 Abstract

 Nutan 

Assistant Professor, Deptt. of Food and Nutrition, Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishvavidyalaya Khanpur Kalan, Haryana

Kochar G.K.

Professor, Deptt. of Food and Nutrition, Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishvavidyalaya Khanpur Kalan, Haryana

Objective: To assess the effect of naturopathic lifestyle intervention integrated with various non pharmacological approaches in normalizing /controlling blood pressure levels in hypertensive patients. Methods: In this prospective observational study sixty hypertensives (30 hypertensive male and equal number of female) were selected from naturopathy centers namely Prakritik Jeevan Kendra, Pattikalyana, G.T. Road, Panipat and Navneet Prabhakar Yog Chikitsa Dham, Bassi, Jaipur, Rajasthan. These patients have undergone one month of naturopathy center life style intervention Weight, height as well as BMI, WHR, blood pressure and nutrient intake was calculated before and after getting the treatment from naturopathy center. In naturopathy center patient were adopting a number of non pharmacological approaches like meditation, yoga, sun, air water and mud therapy and hypo caloric diet intake. Results : Systolic blood pressure decreased by 37.42 mm Hg and Diastolic blood pressure decreased by 21.23 mm Hg.Although the reduction in Blood pressure was Significant in first half (15 days) of the study and non significant blood pressure change was observed in later half (15 to 30 days) of the study. Moreover, a synchronized significant weight reduction (P> 0.01) was obsereved in all observation groups (male 8.79 ;female 10.84 per cent ) .The number of patients in under weight category of BMI got doubled (i.e. from 6.6 to 13.33 per cent ) ,reduction in BMI was from 25.16 to 22.95 in male and 28.07 to 25.065 in female. Percentage reduction as compare to RDA of carbohydrate, energy, protein and fat intake in male subjects was 39.3, 27.11, 46.24, 177.27 per cent. Corresponding values for female were 28.41, 40.46, 39.98, 137.71 per cent. Contrary to the intake of carbohydrate , energy and fat , Vitamin C intake increased by six folds, Vitamin A turned twice ,iron intake too raised in both male and female subjects . Consumption of hypocaloric diet synergized with the healthy food decreased the incidence of obesity, WHR and BMI to a significant extent (P> 0.01) .As a result the reduction in blood pressure was obvious. Conclusion: Naturopathy canter’s lifestyle interventions are useful for all essential hypertensive patients joining these centers. Among all of them a modest weight loss is adequate to control the blood pressure levels avoiding the aggressive use of multiple anti hypertensive drugs.

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