Reducing body weight should be a “major component” in the treatment of high blood pressure, new research suggests. For every kilogram lost, blood pressure falls about one point, the authors found. Dr. Johanna M. Geleijnse, of Wageningen University, in the Netherlands, and colleagues analyzed data from previous studies to determine the effect of weight reduction on blood pressure. Included in the analysis were 25 trials with 4874 subjects.
