Salt restriction in hypertension.
Salt has had a long and controversial history. It is not known when man began to use salt in his diet, but it is logical to believe that salt has always been a part of human diet though we do not have scientific proof for this. Restriction of salt in hypertensive patients has been a popular measure adopted world wide. This paper examines the usefulness of salt restrictions and the effect it would cause. Most cases of hypertension are symptomless--using a therapy which drastically affects a patients food habits is a poor strategy to ensure compliance. We conclude that salt restriction is not very useful and probably harmful in some patients. Additionally it reduces the quality of life.
Ghooi
R B
RB
Medical Division, Unichem Laboratories, Ltd, Jogeshwari, Bombay, India.
Valanju
V V
VV
Rajarshi
M G
MG
D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure; D004039:Diet, Sodium-Restricted; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008954:Models, Biological; D011788:Quality of Life; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism / Q000652:urine; D013542:Sweat
D012964:Sodium