Evidence Question

Does Low-carbohydrate diet lower Blood Pressure?

Related to: Blood Pressure

Short answer

Low-carbohydrate diet may lower Blood Pressure.

How the evidence connects

Each connection shows the published evidence classification for that intervention and outcome relationship.

Intervention

Low-carbohydrate diet

Intervention

Strong
Generally Consistent

7 studies · 7 RCTs

Outcome

Blood Pressure

Outcome

Why do we say this?

Multiple studies contribute evidence to this Question, and their findings generally point in the same direction.

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