Weight loss medication may curb hypertension

Losing weight with a healthy diet or weight loss drug Xenical can help
high blood pressure, according to a new research review.


Achieving and maintaining a healthy weight helps prevent or treat high
blood pressure (hypertension). And a healthy diet and active life are
important for controlling blood pressure, too.

The new
research assessment does not alter that. Commentators do not offer
weight loss by taking pills instead of making lifestyle changes.


Commentators, including Karl Horvath, MD, Austria from the Medical
University of Graz, analyzed data from 15 studies of weight loss adult
hypertension patients. Here is a brief overview of the results ...