Why the study?
Does a salt substitute containing potassium and calcium reduce blood pressure in hypertensive adolescents and their families compared to sodium restriction?
Does a salt substitute containing potassium and calcium reduce blood pressure in hypertensive adolescents and their families compared to sodium restriction?
A potassium and calcium-containing salt substitute is as effective as sodium restriction for lowering blood pressure in hypertensive adolescents and their families.
Provides a practical alternative to sodium restriction for BP control in hypertensive adolescents and families; extends RCT evidence to this population.
A salt substitute containing potassium and calcium was as effective as sodium restriction in reducing BP in hypertensive adolescents and their families in a that rural Chinese community.
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Mu et al. (2009) studied this question.
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