"Minimal-Advice" on Salt Intake: Results of a Multicentre Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial on Hypertensive Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

A strong and well-known association exists between salt consumption, potassium intake, and cardiovascular diseases. MINISAL-SIIA results showed high salt and low potassium consumption in Italian hypertensive patients. In addition, a recent Italian survey showed that the degree of knowledge and behaviour about salt was directly interrelated, suggesting a key role of the educational approach.

Aim

The present multicentre randomised controlled trial study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a short-time dietary educational intervention by a physician, only during the first visit, on sodium and potassium intake in hypertensive patients.

Methods

Two-hundred-thirty hypertensive subjects participating in the MINISAL-SIIA study were enrolled for this study. After th

SUBMITTER: D'Elia L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11890317 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature