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Reducing daily sodium intake by around 4,000 mg/day significantly lowered systolic blood pressure in more than 70% of adults, ages 50 to 75, in as little as one week compared to their usual diet, according to late-breaking science presented today at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2023.
This crossover trial assesses whether high-sodium and low-sodium dietary interventions affect 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure measures among middle-aged to el
Results of a randomized trial presented today at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2023, AHA 2023, which compared the effects of high-sodium and low-sodium diets on blood pressure in adults, found that following a low-sodium diet significantly lowered blood pressure in 70%-75% of participants in as little as one week, including people currently taking blood pressure medications. The findings were simultaneously published in The Journal of the American Medical Association, JAMA.