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Electrolytes and blood pressure

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Although essential hypertension is clearly recognized as the most prevalent chronic disease in the industrialized world and a major contributor to the development of cardiovascular disease, stroke and renal failure, the optimal means of preventing and/or treating this disease remains an enigma. Pharmacological management is challenged in terms of its necessity in some cases and its effectiveness in others. While drug therapy is effective in preventing the complications of high blood pressure, its benefits must be weighed against the costs; pharmacological treatment for hypertension is life-long, expensive and associated with side effects. Therefore, non-pharmacological approaches, such as dietary interventions, hold a strong appeal as a means of managing hypertension. Although there is currently much controversy surrounding the effects of specific dietary factors on blood pressure, there is a rapidly expanding body of evidence to support a direct role of the diet in the development and treatment of hypertension.

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McCarron, D.A., Reusser, M.E. (1992). Electrolytes and blood pressure. In: Human Nutrition. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-4495-5_10

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