Potassium and hypertension.
- Suter PM Medical Policlinic, University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland.
- 1998-06-13
Published in:
- Nutrition reviews. - 1998
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Antihypertensive Agents
Humans
Hypertension
Meta-Analysis as Topic
Middle Aged
Potassium
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
English
A recent meta-analysis supports the premise that increased potassium intake may play a role in the prevention and treatment of hypertension. The possible mechanisms by which potassium may act as an antihypertensive and recommendations regarding increasing potassium intake are also discussed.
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- English
- Open access status
- green
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- DOI 10.1111/j.1753-4887.1998.tb01741.x
- PMID 9624886
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/264817
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