Low-sodium diet works like medicine to lower blood pressure: Study

Low-sodium diet works like medicine to lower blood pressure: Study

Maybe your dish doesn’t need more salt. A study published this month in the journal JAMA found that removing a teaspoon of salt from the diet a day can lower blood pressure as much as most high blood pressure medications. A low-sodium diet lowered systolic blood pressure in nearly 75 percent of 213 people who …

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Reducing sodium in the diet significantly lowers blood pressure in one week

Reducing sodium in the diet significantly lowers blood pressure in one week

A new study found that reducing sodium in the diet to 4,000 milligrams per day significantly reduced blood pressure after one week. This was the case for 70% of adults aged 50 to 75. The findings were presented at the 2023 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 11, 2023. Deepak K. …

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Making a dietary change can significantly improve your blood pressure

Making a dietary change can significantly improve your blood pressure

A dietary change can lower blood pressure in almost everyone, according to new research. A study published Saturday in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that reducing salt intake to about a teaspoon can lower blood pressure, even for people with high blood pressure and those taking blood pressure medications. Researchers from Vanderbilt …

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A change in your diet may help lower blood pressure, study shows – WTOP News

A change in your diet may help lower blood pressure, study shows - WTOP News

Do you want to lower your blood pressure? Reducing salt in the diet can help do this, and for many people it may be as effective as taking a common blood pressure medication, according to new research. ▶ Watch video: Pregnant women are now recommended to be screened for blood pressure at all prenatal visits. …

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