Hypertension
Research reports from B.N. Vanvliet and co-authors provide new insights into hypertension
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, February 2nd, 2009
According to recent research published in the International Journal of Obesity, "The epidemiology of salt-induced hypertension has been explored in detail in animal studies, in some cases involving exposures to excess dietary salt for much of the animal's lifespan. The results of these studies demonstrate the presence of two distinct time courses of the blood pressure response to a high salt intake: an acute ( rapid) blood pressure response occurring over days to weeks, and a slow and progressive blood pressure response that develops over extremely long periods of time, amounting to a significant fraction of the lifespan in normal individuals."
"The acute form of...
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