Low-carb diet effective at lowering blood pressure

Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 07:35 in Health & Medicine

In a head-to-head comparison, two popular weight loss methods proved equally effective at helping participants lose significant amounts of weight. But, in a surprising twist, a low-carbohydrate diet proved better at lowering blood pressure than the weight-loss drug orlistat, according to researchers at Veterans Affairs Medical Centre and Duke University Medical Centre...

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