SCREENING THE POST DINNER BLOOD PRESSURE CHANGES IN HEALTHY ADULTS BETWEEN THE AGE GROUP OF 19-22M. ARPUTHA BIBIANA, S.M. SATHAK SAMEER, P. MANIGANDAN, K. ANUSHA, M. CHANDRAN AND SEKARBABU HARIRAMAbstract The present study is designed to explore the changes in blood pressure in healthy volunteers (male & female) with the age group of 19-22 after vegetarian / Non vegetarian dinner.The selected subjects were screened for blood pressure at 5 different periods such as pre,post dinner,zero hour, 4.0 A.M. and 7.0 A.M. Volunteers of either sex divided into 2 groups such as vegetarian and non vegetarian. The results indicates that there is a considerable reduction in blood pressure after dinner both in vegetarian male and female till 4 A.M. but in males there is a marginal increase in blood pressure. Regarding Non Vegetarian dinner males shows highly fluctuating blood pressure till 4 A.M whereas in females it shows a steep increase in blood pressure till 4.A.M.The results indicates the significant difference may be due to digestive functioning and the influence of endocrines on the physiology. This type of study will help us to design the dosage schedule of drug for various ailments. It also forms a base for the further researchers to probe the reason for fluctuation in blood pressure.
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