A variety of different techniques have been used for the assessment of the blood pressure
response to changes in salt and water balance in humans. These have generally been …

There are gender-associated differences in blood pressure (BP) in humans, with men
having higher BP than age-matched pre-menopausal women and being at greater risk for …

Background: Initial findings from the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH)-
Sodium Trial demonstrated that reduction of sodium intake in two different diets decreased …

Although group characteristics are known to influence average blood pressure response to
changes in salt intake, predictability of individual responses is less clear. We examined …

The lipid mediator prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) has diverse biological activity in a variety of
tissues. Four different receptor subtypes (EP1–4) mediate these wide-ranging effects. The …

An increase in magnesium intake has been suggested to lower blood pressure (BP).
However, the results of clinical studies are inconsistent. We studied the effects of …

Blood pressure responses to increases and decreases in dietary salt intake are
heterogeneous. In some hypertensive individuals, decreases in blood pressure with salt …

Abstract Purpose of Review High dietary salt is a significant contributor to essential
hypertension in clinical populations. However, although clinical studies indicate a higher …

Dietary Na recommendations are expressed as absolute amounts (mg/d) rather than as Na
density (mg/kcal). Our objective was to determine whether the strength of the relationship of …

Introduction: Concentrations of 1, 25-hydroxyvitamin D have been positively associated with
dietary sodium and salt sensitivity (SS) of blood pressure (BP), and inversely with plasma …