Nutrition
Low Carb Diet Effective at Lowering Blood Pressure
Tuesday, 26 January 2010 09:30 Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 January 2010 16:12
In a head-to-head comparison, two popular weight loss methods proved equally effective at helping participants lose significant amounts of weight. But, in a surprising twist, a low-carbohydrate diet proved better at lowering blood pressure than the weight-loss drug orlistat, according to researchers at Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Duke University Medical Center.
Our taste for salt is not simply something we are born with – the same goes for our craving for sugar, tobacco and alcohol – it’s a learned habit that’s well worth retraining. While a sprinkling of salt is essential to our health, most of us consume far more than we need. Too much salt increases fluid retention and swelling causing high blood pressure and related problems such as heart disease, stroke and kidney problems.
