Insulin and blood pressue during weight loss in obese adolescents

A 20-week weight loss study on 50 obese adolescents assessed whether a relationship exists between fasting serum insulin and blood pressure in obese adolescents, and what effect weight loss might have on such a relationship. Weight loss was correlated with significant declines in insulin and blood p...

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Published inHypertension (Dallas, Tex. 1979) Vol. 10; no. 3
Main Authors Rocchini, A.P, Katch, V, Schork, A, Kelch, R.P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.09.1987
Subjects
ACTIVIDAD FISICA
ACTIVITE PHYSIQUE
ADOLESC
ADOLESCENCIA
DIETA TERAPEUTICA
ESTROUBLE CIRCULATOIRE
INSULINA
INSULINE
PRESION SANGUINEA
PRESSION SANGUINE
REGIME THERAPEUTIQUE
SOBREPESO
SURPOIDS
TRASTORNOS CIRCULATORIOS
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Summary:A 20-week weight loss study on 50 obese adolescents assessed whether a relationship exists between fasting serum insulin and blood pressure in obese adolescents, and what effect weight loss might have on such a relationship. Weight loss was correlated with significant declines in insulin and blood pressure, with the decrease in blood pressure significantly correlating with changes in insulin and body weight. However, when the effect that weight loss had on blood pressure was corrected for, blood pressure and insulin remained correlated only for those subjects involved in both diet and exercise, suggesting that exercise was critical in determining the role of insulin in blood pressure regulation during weight loss.(mjs)
Bibliography:882514288
S30
ISSN:0194-911X
1524-4563