New strategy for controlling hypertension: Should boosting potassium be part of efforts to control high blood pressure?

High blood pressure can be better controlled with a strategy that combines boosting potassium intake with reducing sodium, according to a new report.

High blood pressure, or hypertension, affects more than 1.28 billion adults worldwide and is a leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease.

Public health guidelines underscore sodium reduction as the best way to reduce hypertension and cardiovascular disease risk. ...