%0 Journal Article
%T Calcidiol serum levels and blood pressure responses in normotensive patients with dietary goat milk
%A Yusni Yusni
%J Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science
%D 2018
%R https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v17i3.36986
%X Background: Calcidiol (25-hydroxyvitamin D or 25(OH) D) is the active form of vitamin D that can be measured in the blood. Vitamin D functions as a regulator of blood pressure and a vitamin D deficiency is associated with an increased risk of hypertension. GoatĄ¯s milk is thought to have anti hypertensive effect. That is likely due to the amount of vitamin D found in goatĄ¯s milk, but requires further investigation. This research was conducted to analyze the effect of consuming goatĄ¯s milk on blood pressure and its relationship with calcidiol serum in normotensive patients. Materials and Methods: The design of this research was experimental laboratory with randomized pretest-posttest with a control group using 18 sedentary women aged 18-19 years. The treatment was 250 ml/day of goatĄ¯s milk given in the morning after breakfast for 110 days. The data were analyzed by the statistical t-test (p<0.05). Results: A significant decrease of systolic blood pressure (p=0.00) and no significant decrease of diastolic blood pressure (p=0.51) were observed in the trial group. Levels of calcidiol serum did not increase significantly (p=0.06) after consuming goatĄ¯s milk in the trial group. Conclusion: It can be concluded that goatĄ¯s milk can decrease blood pressure but does not affect calcidiol serum in normotensive patients. Further research is needed to determine the effect of goatĄ¯s milk on blood pressure in hypertensive patients. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.17(3) 2018 p.337-341
%K blood pressure
%K 25-hydroxyvitamin D
%K vitamin D
%K goat milk
%K hypertension
%U https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BJMS/article/view/36986