Clinical study on nutritional therapy for hypertension among obese children and adolescents

Abstract:

Objective：To investigate the effect of nutrition intervention-oriented comprehensive treatment on obese children and ado－lescents with hypertension. Methods：Totally 72 obese children and adolescents with hypertension，aged 6~18 years，were enrolled. The total calories of diet were based on age，sex，height and degree of obesity，usually 4 180~7 524 kJ/d，which contained 20%~25% proteins，25%~30% fats，and 45%~50% carbohydrates. Besides nutrition intervention，the measurement included physical activities more than 30 min a day and supplements with vitamin compounds and trace elements daily. Results：After nutrition intervention-oriented comprehensive treatment，the values of BMI，SP，DP were statistically lower （P<0.05）. The response rate was 79.2%（57/72），the im－provement rate was 16.7%（12/72） and the ineffectiveness rate was 4.1%（3/72）. Conclusion：The nutrition intervention-oriented com－prehensive treatment can prevent and cure hypertension among obese children and adolescents