High-Salt diet and Hypertension

High-Salt diet and Hypertension

Summary

Intake of high salt diet is the cause of development of hypertension. There have been many experiments and observations to confirm that sodium intake in high quantity are the source of high blood pressure. In some cases, genetic factors also play important role in the development of hypertension. Animal models especially rat strains proved to be helpful in observation and experiments. Researchers started to research on Hypertension because; over many decades Hypertension is becoming a root cause for many disabilities and deaths around the world. It is ranked as the top most cause of ...