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The U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend eating a diet of 2300 mg of sodium a day or lower, with a recommendation of 1500 mg/day in adults who have elevated blood pressure; the 1500 mg/day is the low sodium level tested in the DASH-Sodium study. The DASH diet and the control diet at the lower salt levels were both successful in ...
The DASH-Sodium study was a sequel to the original DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) study. Both studies were designed and conducted by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute in the United States, each involving a large, randomized sample. [ 12 ]
A salt substitute. A salt substitute, also known as low-sodium salt, is a low-sodium alternative to edible salt (table salt) marketed to reduce the risk of high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease associated with a high intake of sodium chloride [1] while maintaining a similar taste.
A long-term (more than 4-week) low-sodium diet is effective in reducing blood pressure, both in people with hypertension and in people with normal blood pressure. [17] Also, the DASH diet, a diet rich in nuts, whole grains, fish, poultry, fruit and vegetables, lowers blood pressure. [18]
A low sodium diet has a useful effect to reduce blood pressure, both in people with hypertension and in people with normal blood pressure. [7] Taken together, a low salt diet (median of approximately 4.4 g/day – approx 1800 mg sodium) in hypertensive people resulted in a decrease in systolic blood pressure by 4.2 mmHg, and in diastolic blood pressure by 2.1 mmHg.
Most of the sodium in the Western diet comes from salt. [6] The habitual salt intake in many Western countries is about 10 g per day, and it is higher than that in many countries in Eastern Europe and Asia. [64] The high level of sodium in many processed foods has a major impact on the total amount consumed. [65]
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Dietary changes shown to reduce blood pressure include diets with low sodium, [127] [128] the DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension), [129] which was the best against 11 other diet in an umbrella review, [130] and plant-based diets. [131]