Diet or additional supplement to increase potassium intake: protocol for an adaptive clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High blood pressure is the leading cause of cardiovascular disease worldwide. The prevalence of high blood pressure is steadily rising as the population grows amongst older adults with the ageing population. Therapeutical treatments are widely available to decrease blood pressures, in addition to many lifestyle options, such as dietary changes and exercise. There is a marked preference amongst patients, as reiterated by Hypertension Canada, for more research into non-therapeutic methods for controlling blood pressure or to reduce the burden of taking many pills to control high blood pressure. Indeed, effective options do exist, especially with diet, specifically decreasing sodium and increasing potassium intake. Current public health outreach primarily focusses on sodium

SUBMITTER: Hiremath S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8845348 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature