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Article: Beyond Sodium: Strategies That Take Aim Against High Blood Pressure.
- Article from:
- Environmental Nutrition
- Article date:
- October 1, 2001
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Got high blood pressure? The kneejerk reaction of most people faced with that diagnosis is to cut back on salt. That's what family and friends tell them--and sometimes the only diet advice their doctors mention. But that's seriously shortsighted. Increasingly, researchers are confirming that sodium, a component of salt, is but one factor in a long list of dietary and lifestyle habits that affect a person's blood pressure.
Nearly 50 million Americans--one in four adults and half of those age 60 and older--have high blood pressure, defined as a consistently elevated blood pressure reading of 140/90 or higher. Yet, less than one-third of them have it under control. ...