Why the study?
Does increasing dietary potassium intake to recommended levels reduce population systolic blood pressure?
Does increasing dietary potassium intake to recommended levels reduce population systolic blood pressure?
Increasing population potassium intake to recommended levels (4.7 g/d) could lower systolic blood pressure by 1.7 to 3.2 mm Hg, which is comparable to the effects of sodium reduction and could substantially reduce cardiovascular mortality.
May support higher population potassium intake for BP lowering; leaves open randomized confirmation before practice change.
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Linda A.J. van Mierlo (2010) studied this question.
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