It Is Time to Lower Blood Pressure by Reducing Sodium Intake Among Children and Adolescents

Hypertension is a disorder of the blood vessels that result in oxygen supply and nutrients carried by the blood obstructed to the body tissues that need it (Vitahealth, 2006). Consumption of a diet high in fruits and vegetables, reduced sodium intake and increased potassium intake in foods can reduce the incidence of hypertension (Houston, Harper & PharmD, 2008). This study aims to determine the effect of red watermelon consumption on the decrease in blood pressure in hypertensive patients outpatient in Puskesmas Perumnas I West Pontianak. This type of research is experimental with quasi experiment design with pretest-posttest control group design. The test used is chi square test, paired t-test, wilcoxon, oneway anova and kruskal-wallis. The number of samples studied was 42 samples and the time of the research was conducted on June 2018. The results of the red watermelon in patients with hypertension with a dose of 200 gr, 250 gr and 300 gr for 4 days can lower blood pressure. The average of derivation in systolic blood pressure in the 200 gr group was -10,71 mmHg and diastolic -8,21 mmHg, average of derivation systolic blood pressure in the 250 gr group of -12,86 mmHg and diastolic -9,99 mmHg while the systolic blood pressure average of derivation in group 300 gr for -15,71 mmHg and diastolic equal to -13,57 mmHg. Suggestions in this study respondents can consume watermelon fruit as an alternative to lower blood pressure as much as 300 grams and for subsequent researchers need an additional length of time intervention to see the effect of decreased blood pressure is systolic blood pressure and diastolic responders to normal.

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Potassium-Enriched Salt Substitutes as a Means to Lower Blood Pressure

Hypertension ◽

10.1161/hypertensionaha.119.13241 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 75 (2) ◽

pp. 266-274 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Raquel C. Greer ◽

Matti Marklund ◽

Cheryl A.M. Anderson ◽

Laura K. Cobb ◽

Arlene T. Dalcin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Sodium Chloride ◽

Potassium Chloride ◽

Sodium Intake ◽

Population Level ◽

Dietary Sodium ◽

Current Evidence ◽

Lower Blood Pressure ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Lower Blood

Use of salt substitutes containing potassium chloride is a potential strategy to reduce sodium intake, increase potassium intake, and thereby lower blood pressure and prevent the adverse consequences of high blood pressure. In this review, we describe the rationale for using potassium-enriched salt substitutes, summarize current evidence on the benefits and risks of potassium-enriched salt substitutes and discuss the implications of using potassium-enriched salt substitutes as a strategy to lower blood pressure. A benefit of salt substitutes that contain potassium chloride is the expected reduction in dietary sodium intake at the population level because of reformulation of manufactured foods or replacement of sodium chloride added to food during home cooking or at the dining table. There is empirical evidence that replacement of sodium chloride with potassium-enriched salt substitutes lowers systolic and diastolic blood pressure (average net Δ [95% CI] in mm Hg: –5.58 [–7.08 to –4.09] and –2.88 [–3.93 to –1.83], respectively). The risks of potassium-enriched salt substitutes include a possible increased risk of hyperkalemia and its principal adverse consequences: arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death, especially in people with conditions that impair potassium excretion such as chronic kidney disease. There is insufficient evidence regarding the effects of potassium-enriched salt substitutes on the occurrence of hyperkalemia. There is a need for additional empirical research on the effect of increasing dietary potassium and potassium-enriched salt substitutes on serum potassium levels and the risk of hyperkalemia, as well as for robust estimation of the population-wide impact of replacing sodium chloride with potassium-enriched salt substitutes.

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