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Sodium: it's not just about blood pressure.(Brief article)
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Vegetarian Journal
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April 1, 2008
- Author:
- Mangels, Reed
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We've all heard that reducing the amount of sodium in our diets is a way to lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of hypertension. Reducing dietary sodium also seems to have other health benefits. A large study of more than 2,400 adults who were 30-54 years old and who had high normal blood pressure examined the effects of reducing dietary sodium. Roughly half of the group was taught about ways to reduce their blood pressure, such as reducing dietary sodium, losing weight, and reducing stress. The other half did not receive this type of instruction. Ten years later, both groups were examined. Those in the group that reduced dietary sodium ...
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DASH diet shown to lower blood pressure levels.
Nutrition Health Review;
December 22, 2005 ;
503 words
......that reducing dietary sodium alone lowers blood pressure. The latest...plus reduced dietary sodium, lowers blood pressure in a wide...and reduced dietary sodium produced the...also lowered blood pressure for all groups...
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U.S. HHS: Statement on sodium intake and high blood pressure.
M2 Presswire;
August 18, 1998 ;
708 words
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Decreasing Dietary Sodium While Following a Self-Selected Potassium-Rich...
The Journal of Nutrition;
December 1, 2003 ;
Nowson, Caryl A; Morgan, Trefor O; Gibbons, Carl;
787 words
...ABSTRACT Reducing dietary sodium reduces blood pressure (BP), a major...association between dietary sodium intake and blood pressure within a wide...potassium lower blood pressure, independent of dietary sodium intake (10-12...
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Tackling high blood pressure
New Straits Times;
May 1, 2003 ;
364 words
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Too much pressure? NEARLY half the UK population don't know what their...
Coventry Evening Telegraph (England);
September 18, 2006 ;
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United Press International;
September 29, 2002 ;
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SALT, NOT JUST SODIUM, IS SUSPECTED BLOOD PRESSURE CULPRIT
The Boston Globe;
October 22, 1987 ;
Judy Foreman, Globe Staff;
506 words
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Beyond Sodium: Strategies That Take Aim Against High Blood Pressure.
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October 1, 2001 ;
Forman, Adrienne;
787 words
...Got high blood pressure? The kneejerk reaction of most...habits that affect a person's blood pressure. Nearly 50 million Americans...those age 60 and older--have high blood pressure, defined as a consistently elevated blood pressure reading of 140/90 or higher. Yet...them ...
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High blood pressure and exercise. (Information from Your Family Doctor).
American Family Physician;
August 1, 2002 ;
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High blood pressure.(Information from Your Family Doctor)
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October 15, 2004 ;
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High blood pressure. (Common Health Concerns: Learn more about the medical...
Pamphlet by: National Institute on Aging;
November 1, 2007 ;
787 words
...You can have high blood pressure, also called hypertension, and still feel just fine. That's because high blood pressure does not cause symptoms that you can see or feel. But, high blood pressure, sometimes called the silent killer, is a major...
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