A randomised controlled trial to investigate the effect of a high fibre diet on blood pressure and plasma fibrinogen

Two hundred and one subjects (147 men and 54 women) were randomly allocated to either a high cereal fibre diet or a low cereal fibre diet for four weeks. Each group then followed the alternative diet for a further four weeks. Cereal fibre intakes were 19g/d (31 g/d 21 g/d total fibre) and 6g/d (19g/...

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Published in:Journal of epidemiology and community health (1979) 1986-12, Vol.40 (4), p.334-337
Main Authors: Fehily, A M, Burr, M L, Butland, B K, Eastham, R D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Alcohols
Blood plasma
Blood Pressure
Blood Viscosity
Body Weight
Cereal foods
Clinical Trials as Topic
Diet
Dietary fiber
Dietary Fiber - pharmacology
Experimentation
Female
Fibrinogen - analysis
High fiber diets
Humans
Male
Men
Middle Aged
Random Allocation
Viscosity
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Summary:Two hundred and one subjects (147 men and 54 women) were randomly allocated to either a high cereal fibre diet or a low cereal fibre diet for four weeks. Each group then followed the alternative diet for a further four weeks. Cereal fibre intakes were 19g/d (31 g/d 21 g/d total fibre) and 6g/d (19g/d total fibre) on the high and low fibre diets respectively (p less than 0.001). Energy, protein, fat, carbohydrate, and alcohol intakes calculated from weighed intake records did not differ between the two diets, although there was a slight difference in body weight, the mean being 0.3 kg heavier at the end of the high fibre period. The high cereal fibre diet had no detectable effect on blood pressure or plasma fibrinogen.
ISSN:0143-005X
1470-2738
DOI:10.1136/jech.40.4.334