Positive effects of dietary approach for the treatment of hypertension
Authors: Vuković Maja , Mijović Biljana , Maksimović Miloš , Lazić Vesna 
Published: September 2022

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;page673R_mcid68&quot; class=&quot;markedContent&quot;&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;left: 383.307px; top: 480.352px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.946094);&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Interna&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;page673R_mcid70&quot; class=&quot;markedContent&quot;&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;left: 383.307px; top: 500.352px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.964623);&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;tional Society for Hypertension, elevated blood pressure is defined &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;page673R_mcid71&quot; class=&quot;markedContent&quot;&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;left: 383.307px; top: 520.352px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.938025);&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;as the blood pressure the readings of which consistently range &amp;ge; 140 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;page673R_mcid72&quot; class=&quot;markedContent&quot;&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;left: 383.307px; top: 540.352px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.919384);&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;mmHg systolic and/or 90 mmHg diastolic. Having in mind the fact that &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;page673R_mcid73&quot; class=&quot;markedContent&quot;&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;left: 383.307px; top: 560.352px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.891943);&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;hypertension is one of the leading risk factors for cardiovasluar disease, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;page673R_mcid74&quot; class=&quot;markedContent&quot;&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;left: 383.307px; top: 580.352px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.926957);&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;kidney failure and premature mortality, it is clear that preventive mea &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;page673R_mcid76&quot; class=&quot;markedContent&quot;&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;left: 383.307px; top: 600.352px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.899816);&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;sures should be imposed before the diagnosis is established. The main &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;page673R_mcid77&quot; class=&quot;markedContent&quot;&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;left: 383.307px; top: 620.352px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.914462);&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;nutritional measures used in preventing hypertension are: weight loss, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;page673R_mcid78&quot; class=&quot;markedContent&quot;&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;left: 383.307px; top: 640.352px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.936327);&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH diet), reducing salt &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;page673R_mcid79&quot; class=&quot;markedContent&quot;&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;left: 383.307px; top: 660.352px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.916022);&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;and alcohol intake and increasing potassium intake. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;page673R_mcid80&quot; class=&quot;markedContent&quot;&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;left: 383.307px; top: 689.801px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.935089);&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;The aim of this paper was to show the preventive effect of the DASH &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;page673R_mcid81&quot; class=&quot;markedContent&quot;&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;left: 383.307px; top: 709.801px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.988817);&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;diet on hypertension onset in normotensive patients as well as to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;page673R_mcid82&quot; class=&quot;markedContent&quot;&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;left: 383.307px; top: 729.801px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.939715);&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;highlight that the diet is an integral part of hypertension treatment, in &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;page673R_mcid83&quot; class=&quot;markedContent&quot;&gt;&lt;span dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;left: 383.307px; top: 749.801px; font-size: 16.6667px; font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.929355);&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;addition to the use of drug therapy for hypertensive patients&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;