SynthesisAmerican journal of hypertension2014
Effect of dietary pulses on blood pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled feeding trials.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Effect of Dietary Pulses on Cardiometabolic Risk in Humans: A Series of Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses to Provide Evidence-based Guidance for Nutrition Guidelines Development
Association Between Pulses/Legumes and Cardiometabolic Disease Outcomes: An Umbrella Review and Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies
A Comparison of a Pulse-Based Diet and the Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes Diet on Reproductive and Metabolic Parameters in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Pulses: Optimizing Pulse Consumption for Cardiometabolic Health
Who cites it
79 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 172 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Role of Diet in the Prevention of Hypertension and Management of Blood Pressure: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses of Interventional and Observational Studies.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2024Pooled it
- The Effect of Non-Oil Seed Legume Intake on Blood Pressure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2023Pooled it
- Nordic dietary patterns and cardiometabolic outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies and randomised controlled trials.Diabetologia · 2022Pooled it
- Role of cytokinins in seed development in pulses and oilseed crops: Current status and future perspective.Frontiers in genetics · 2022Pooled it
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- Associations between Dietary Pulses Alone or with Other Legumes and Cardiometabolic Disease Outcomes: An Umbrella Review and Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2019Pooled it
- DASH Dietary Pattern and Cardiometabolic Outcomes: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.Nutrients · 2019Pooled it
- Relation of Vegetarian Dietary Patterns With Major Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies.Frontiers in nutrition · 2019Pooled it
- Can pulses play a role in improving cardiometabolic health? Evidence from systematic reviews and meta-analyses.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2017Pooled it
- Dietary Patterns and Blood Pressure in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2016Pooled it
- Consumption of nuts and legumes and risk of incident ischemic heart disease, stroke, and diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2014Pooled it
- Incorporating 25 g/d of Pea Fiber into Food for 4 Wk Reduces Glucose Area under the Curve in Individuals with Overweight and Obesity.The Journal of nutrition · 2026Trial
- A Comparison of Dry Bean and Pea Consumption on Serum Cholesterol: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Adults with Mild Hypercholesterolemia.The Journal of nutrition · 2024Trial
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- Consumer Acceptability and Metabolic Health Benefits of Meals Containing Pulses (Chickpeas, Lentils, Peas) for Sedentary Office Workers.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The Nutraceutical Promise ofBiology · 2026Review
- Legume and soy consumption and the risk of hypertension: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies.BMJ nutrition, prevention & health · 2026Article
- How the Intake of Pulses May Impact Metabolic Disorders and Dementia Risk: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2025Review
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14 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundCurrent guidelines recommend diet and lifestyle modifications for primary prevention and treatment of hypertension, but do not encourage dietary pulses specifically for lowering blood pressure (BP). To quantify the effect of dietary pulse interventions on BP and provide evidence for their inclusion in dietary guidelines, a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled feeding trials was conducted.
methodsMEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and CINAHL were each searched from inception through 5 May 2013. Human trials ≥3 weeks that reported data for systolic, diastolic, and/or mean arterial BPs were included. Two reviewers independently extracted data and assessed methodological quality and risk of bias of included studies. Effect estimates were pooled using random effects models, and reported as mean differences (MD) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Heterogeneity was assessed (χ(2) test) and quantified (I(2)).
resultsEight isocaloric trials (n = 554 participants with and without hypertension) were included in the analysis. Dietary pulses, exchanged isocalorically for other foods, significantly lowered systolic (MD = -2.25 mm Hg (95% CI, -4.22 to -0.28), P = 0.03) and mean arterial BP (MD = -0.75 mm Hg (95% CI, -1.44 to -0.06), P = 0.03), and diastolic BP non-significantly (MD = -0.71 mm Hg (95% CI, -1.74 to 0.31), P = 0.17). Heterogeneity was significant for all outcomes.
conclusionsDietary pulses significantly lowered BP in people with and without hypertension. Higher-quality large-scale trials are needed to support these findings. CLINICAL
trial registrationNCT01594567.
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