Hypocaloric diet supplemented with probiotic cheese improves body mass index and blood pressure indices of obese hypertensive patients - a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled pilot study

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Authors

Khaider K Sharafedtinov

Oksana A. Plotnikova

R.I. Alexeeva

T B Sentsova

Epp Songisepp · Bio-Competence Centre of Healthy Dairy Products (Estonia)

Jelena Štšepetova · University of Tartu

Imbi Smidt · University of Tartu

Marika Mikelsaar · University of Tartu

Abstract

In a pilot study of obese hypertensive patients, a hypocaloric diet supplemented with a probiotic cheese helps to reduce BMI and arterial BP values, recognized symptoms of metabolic syndrome.

Topics & Keywords

Diet and metabolism studies Nutritional Studies and Diet Digestive system and related health

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Nutrition Journal

Volume 12, Issue 1, pp. 138-138

DOI: 10.1186/1475-2891-12-138

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