title: [Nutrition and hypertension: more than table salt].
abstract: The role of dietary sodium intake in the development, and its impact on the treatment, of hypertension are well recognized. However, many other nutritional compounds have been shown, or are believed, to influence blood pressure. Some compounds, such as caffeine and fructose, may raise arterial blood pressure, whereas others might lower arterial blood pressure, for example garlic, dark chocolate, fibers and potassium. In this article, we review several alimentary compounds and their (hypothesized) mechanisms of action, as well as the available evidence supporting a role of these compounds in the "non pharmacological" treatment and prevention of hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Service de néphrologie et d'hypertension, CHUV 1011, Lausanne. monno.pruijm@chuv.ch
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pruijm
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wuerzer
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Forni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bochud
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pechère-Bertschi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Burnier
mesh_terms: D001628:Beverages; D002099:Cacao; D002110:Caffeine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants / Q000494:pharmacology; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000494:pharmacology; D005737:Garlic; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008894:Milk Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D010455:Peptides / Q000494:pharmacology; D017419:Potassium, Dietary / Q000494:pharmacology; D012982:Sodium, Dietary / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D004043:Dietary Fiber; D008894:Milk Proteins; D010455:Peptides; D017419:Potassium, Dietary; D012982:Sodium, Dietary; D002110:Caffeine