TY - JOUR
T1 - Quantity, Quality, and Timing of Carbohydrate Intake and Blood Pressure
AU - Byun, Stephanie S.
AU - Mayat, Zara K.
AU - Aggarwal, Brooke
AU - Parekh, Niyati
AU - Makarem, Nour
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding Dr. Nour Makarem is supported by an American Heart Association Soter Collaborative Grant No. 16SFRN27880000-1. Dr. Brooke Aggarwal is supported by an American Heart Association Go Red for Women Strategically Focused Network Award (Grant No. AHA 16SFRN27960011).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2019/9/15
Y1 - 2019/9/15
N2 - Purpose of Review: This review discusses recent evidence on the association of dietary carbohydrates (quantity, quality, and timing of intake) with hypertension (HTN) risk and out-of-clinic blood pressure (BP) measures. Recent Findings: Studies on carbohydrate quantity are inconclusive, but low carbohydrate diets may be associated with lower BP. Plant-based carbohydrate-containing foods such as fruits, vegetables, and whole grains may lower HTN risk and 24-h BP. Excessive sugar intakes from sugar-sweetened beverages are associated with higher BP levels and HTN risk, with evidence of a dose-response relationship. Preliminary data suggest that timing of carbohydrate intake may influence HTN risk and 24-h BP. Summary: The role of carbohydrate nutrition in HTN’s etiology warrants further investigation. Additional studies are needed to investigate the influence of dietary carbohydrates on HTN risk and the circadian pattern of BP, evaluate potential sex and racial/ethnic differences in these associations, and elucidate underlying mechanisms.
AB - Purpose of Review: This review discusses recent evidence on the association of dietary carbohydrates (quantity, quality, and timing of intake) with hypertension (HTN) risk and out-of-clinic blood pressure (BP) measures. Recent Findings: Studies on carbohydrate quantity are inconclusive, but low carbohydrate diets may be associated with lower BP. Plant-based carbohydrate-containing foods such as fruits, vegetables, and whole grains may lower HTN risk and 24-h BP. Excessive sugar intakes from sugar-sweetened beverages are associated with higher BP levels and HTN risk, with evidence of a dose-response relationship. Preliminary data suggest that timing of carbohydrate intake may influence HTN risk and 24-h BP. Summary: The role of carbohydrate nutrition in HTN’s etiology warrants further investigation. Additional studies are needed to investigate the influence of dietary carbohydrates on HTN risk and the circadian pattern of BP, evaluate potential sex and racial/ethnic differences in these associations, and elucidate underlying mechanisms.
KW - Blood pressure
KW - Carbohydrate nutrition
KW - Carbohydrate quality
KW - Carbohydrate quantity
KW - Hypertension
KW - Meal timing
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U2 - 10.1007/s13668-019-00277-1
DO - 10.1007/s13668-019-00277-1
M3 - Review article
C2 - 31144268
AN - SCOPUS:85066601216
SN - 2161-3311
VL - 8
SP - 270
EP - 280
JO - Current Nutrition Reports
JF - Current Nutrition Reports
IS - 3
ER -