Low-salt, heart-healthy dash diet as effective as drugs for some adults with high blood pressure

Date: November 22, 2017

Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine

Summary:

A study of more than 400 adults with prehypertension, or stage 1 high blood pressure, found that combining a low-salt diet with the heart-healthy DASH diet substantially lowers systolic blood pressure -- the top number in a blood pressure test -- especially in people with higher baseline systolic readings.

Link:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171122131412.htm