Advocate.
Although the results reported are certainly encouraging, and I really
don't mean to disparage the Annamalai Researchers, I personally could
only consider these results as suggestive at best. Here is why: Most
importantly the trial was not blind; that is, the folks that got the
sesame oil knew it. And as difficult as it may be to accept, the
placebo effect is real and powerful. Folks can _unconsciously_
manipulate their physiology to accommodate an expectation. A treatment
of the placebo effect can be found in small tome: _The Placebo Effect_
edited by Anna Harrington. There are numerous on line resources
concerning the placebo effect.
Also, as this group was already taking a blood pressure drug, with
limited results, were other changes occurring as part of the study? Had
they been warned that what they were doing was not working? Were
lifestyle changes made. Maybe so, maybe not.
Finally, the article noted that sesame oil is high in polyunsaturated
fats. In a previous discussion the dietary value of coconut oil was
touted, a la mercola's 66 dollar/gal oil. Coconut oil is a highly
saturated fat.
So just what is recommended, saturated or unsaturated? vegetable or
animal? high cholesterol, low cholesterol?
The reference provided should have been stjohn's.com for those
interested in pursuing the issue.
Kirk McLoren wrote:
Greetings Pannir.
I agree but I want to re emphasize that I think we
could grow better oils than canola and soy for human
consumption. For example sesame--
http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/sepp/2003/06/23/sesame_oil_lowers_blood_pressure.htm
Sesame oil lowers BP
By Kylie Taggart
TAMIL NADU, INDIA – Researchers from the Annamalai
University in Chidambaram here found cooking with
sesame oil in place of other oils lowers blood
pressure and the amount of medication needed to
control hypertension.
Dr. Devarajan Sankar (PhD) and colleagues studied 328
patients taking 10 mg to 30 mg of the calcium channel
blocker nifedipine to control their hypertension. The
participants were asked to switch to sesame oil from
their regular cooking oil for two months. They
consumed on average 35 g of sesame oil per day.
Their average systolic and diastolic blood pressures
were reduced from 166/101 mm Hg to 134/84.6 mm Hg. The
nifedipine dosage was also lowered from an average
22.7 mg a day to 7.4 mg a day.
Sesame oil is high in polyunsaturated fatty acids and
vitamin E. The researchers had previously reported it
lowers blood pressure in hypertensives taking
diuretics and beta-blockers.
The current data were presented at the Inter-American
Society of Hypertension meeting recently.
Article found on Medicalpost.com
More information available on St.John's.com
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