Some people with high blood pressure get better when they eat less salt, but others don't because their problem is more about hormones than salt.

Context Details

Domain

cardiology

Population

human

Subject

salt restriction

Action

effectively lowers

Target

blood pressure in specific patient populations

Intervention Details

Type: diet

Evidence from Studies

Supporting (1)

69

Effects of DASH diet with or without time-restricted eating in the management of stage 1 primary hypertension: a randomized controlled trial

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human

2024 Jun 17

This study finds that the DASH diet, especially when combined with time-restricted eating, can help lower blood pressure in people with stage 1 high blood pressure.

Contradicting (0)

0

No contradicting evidence found

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