Lijecnicki vjesnik 2007;129(10-11)
ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND DIET
Dragan Ljutić, Josipa Dodig, Vedran Kovačić
Abstract
Summary. In this article the relationship between eating habits and arterial hypertension is described. The way how different factors affect blood pressure is presented: lowering of body weight, decreased salt intake, increased of potassium ingestion, reduction of alcohol consumption in alcohol drinkers, and using specific recommended diets (evidenced and suggested DASH diet, and a recent diet from OmniHeart investigation).