2nd Feature
October 2001 Issue
Beyond Sodium: Strategies That Take Aim Against High Blood Pressure
Got high blood pressure? The knee-jerk reaction of most people faced with that diagnosis is to cut back on salt. That’s what family and friends tell them—and sometimes the only diet advice their doctors mention. But that’s seriously shortsighted. Increasingly, researchers are confirming that sodium, a component of salt, is but one factor in a long list of dietary and lifestyle habits that affect a person’s blood pressure.
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