Associations between sodium, potassium, and blood pressure: Results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos, a prospective cohort study

CONCLUSIONS: Among a large sample of diverse US Hispanics/Latino adults, higher sodium intake was associated with small increases in systolic blood pressure over six years. This research underscores the importance of dietary sodium reduction in maintaining lower blood pressure.PMID:38432485 | DOI:10.1016/j.ajcnut.2024.02.032

Source: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - March 3, 2024 Category: Nutrition Authors: Samuel L Swift Daniela Sotres-Alvarez Leopoldo Raij Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller Neil Schneiderman Maria Llabre Adina Zeki Al Hazzouri Tatjana Rundek Linda Van Horn Martha Daviglus Sheila Castaneda Marston Youngblood Yasmin Mossavar-Rahmani Tali Elfassy Source Type: research