The Claim
In moderately obese Japanese adults, weight loss achieved through a very-low-calorie diet and behavior therapy has no significant effect on mean blood pressure, while improvements in heart rate variability occur without concomitant changes in systemic hemodynamics.
What the research says
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In moderately obese Japanese adults, losing weight with a very-low-calorie diet and behavior therapy does not change average blood pressure, but heart rate variability improves regardless of blood pressure changes.
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In moderately obese Japanese adults, weight loss through a very-low-calorie diet and behavior therapy does not significantly alter mean blood pressure, suggesting that improvements in heart rate variability may occur independently of changes in systemic hemodynamics.
Losing weight reduces fat around the organs, which lowers signals that keep the stress system active. This lets the calming system for the heart take over more strongly, especially at night, making the time between heartbeats more variable. This happens without changing the force of blood pushing against artery walls.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: VLCD-Induced Weight Loss Improves Heart Rate Variability in Moderately Obese Japanese
Losing weight made the body's internal heart regulator work better, even though blood pressure didn't go down — meaning these two things can improve separately.
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