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Changes in blood rheology of grossly obese individuals during a very low calorie diet
E Ernst1, T Weihmayr, A Matrai
1Dept of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, MHH, Hannover, FR Germany.
International Journal of Obesity
|January 1, 1989
Abstract:
A group of grossly obese individuals were put on a 300 kcal diet for 15 days. Blood rheology was quantified by measuring blood and plasma viscosity, haematocrit, red cell aggregation and deformability, fibrinogen and ESR. After 15 days blood viscosity had decreased and red cell deformability increased. The results suggest that the rheological deficit in obesity can be partly normalized by low calorie diets.