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We investigated the relation between changes in the renin-aldosterone axis and reduction in blood pressure in 25 obese patients placed on a 12-week reducing diet; sodium intake was either medium (120 mmol) or low (40 mmol). Plasma renin activity (PRA) declined with weight loss, so that by 12 weeks there was a significant decrease in PRA (P less than 0.01) as well as plasma aldosterone (P less than 0.05), regardless of sodium intake. Weight loss with low sodium intake was equal to that with medium intake. The reduction in PRA but not in aldosterone correlated with weight loss in both sodium-intake groups (r = 0.58). Mean arterial pressure fell significantly and equally in both groups, correlating with weight loss throughout the study (r = 0.56) and with PRA from the fourth through 12th weeks (r = 0.48) These results demonstrate that weight loss is accompanied by reductions in PRA and aldosterone; PRA reductions, irrespective of sodium intake, may contribute to the decline in blood pressure.
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