Intake of low sodium salt substitute for 3years attenuates the increase in blood pressure in a rural population of North China — A randomized controlled trial

• Published in: International journal of cardiology Vol. 215; pp. 377 - 382
• Main Authors: Zhou, Bo, Webster, Jacqui, Fu, Ling-Yu, Wang, Hai-Long, Wu, Xiao-Mei, Wang, Wen-Li, Shi, Jing-Pu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 15.07.2016
• Subjects: Adult; Blood pressure; Blood Pressure - physiology; Blood Pressure Determination; China - epidemiology; Double-Blind Method; Female; Humans; Hypertension; Hypertension - epidemiology; Hypertension - physiopathology; Hypertension - prevention & control; Magnesium Sulfate - administration & dosage; Male; Middle Aged; Potassium Chloride - administration & dosage; Rural Population; Salt substitute; Sodium Chloride, Dietary - administration & dosage; Table salt; Treatment Outcome; Hypertension; Salt substitute; Blood pressure; Table salt

Lowering salt intake is one of the successful and cost-effective methods to reduce blood pressure (BP). In this randomized controlled study, we investigated the effects of a 3-year substitution of table salt with a low-sodium salt substitute in a rural population of North China. Subjects from 200 fa...