title: A vegan regimen with reduced medication in the treatment of hypertension.
abstract: Twenty-nine patients who had suffered from essential hypertension for an average of 8 years, all receiving long-term medication for hypertension, were subject to therapy with vegan food for 1 year. In almost all cases medication was withdrawn or drastically reduced. There was a significant decrease in systolic and diastolic blood pressure. A number of reported symptoms disappeared. There was a significant improvement in a number of clinical variables as well as a significant change in various biochemical indices such as urea, haptoglobin, cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations in blood. Subjectively all patients reported improvement. Selected patients, with a fear of side-effects of medication, who are interested in alternative health care might replace conventional medication with this dietary regimen.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D014676:Diet, Vegetarian; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D004573:Electrolytes; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol