The Effect of Eating Frequency on Blood Pressure
The Effect of Eating Frequency on Blood Pressure
The primary purpose of this study is to identify the effect of meal frequency on blood
 pressure (BP) levels of individuals.
Migration studies, observational epidemiology and clinical trial data indicate that causes of
 adverse BP levels are mainly environmental , including lifestyle under which dietary factors
 play a role. Therefore, lifestyle modification is part of the current American Heart
 Association recommendations for prevention and control of adverse BP levels.

 Although the effects of nutrients and foods on BP have been studied extensively, other
 dietetic factors such as eating frequency and number of meals in a day have been less
 thoroughly investigated and warrant further research to explore their possible positive
 effect on BP.
Inclusion Criteria:

 Healthy individuals aged 35-70 years with prehypertension (systolic/diastolic BP
 120-139/80-89 mm Hg) BMI 20-30 kg/m2 non-smoking non alcoholic drinkers

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Weight change of ≥ 3kg in the preceding 2 months

 -  Current smokers

 -  Substance abuse

 -  Alcohol intake

 -  Pregnancy

 -  Diabetes

 -  Cardiovascular disease

 -  Cancer

 -  Gastrointestinal disease e.g. inflammatory bowel disease or irritable bowel syndrome

 -  Kidney disease

 -  Liver disease

 -  Pancreatitis

 -  Use of medications including: anti inflammatory drugs or steroids, antihypertensive
 drugs, cholesterol lowering medication, androgens, phenytoin, erythromycin or thyroid
 hormones.