Hypertension, termed as ‘essential’ in the literature, is increasing in prevalence and affecting more and more of younger population. Traditionally blamed on high consumption of slats, hypertension is increasingly being seen as a part of metabolic syndrome, associated with hyperuricemia, driven by modern day diet that is rich in sugars such as fructose.
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Cut Down Salt Intake: ASH Position Paper – Dietary Approaches to Lower Blood Pressure
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Reduction of body fat more important than fitness in lowering blood pressure: Individuals who have a healthy body weight are more likely than those who are physically fit to have lower blood pressure, shows a new study [Chen J, Das S, Barlow CE, Grundy S, Lakoski SG. Fitness, fatness, and systolic blood pressure: data from the Cooper Center Longitudinal Study. Am Heart J. 2010 Jul;160(1):166-70.] [Abstract] | Report]