Nutritional Advice El Mondo
Objectives:
Dietary salt reduction in the general population lowers blood pressure and cardiovascular risk. Despite being widely recommended, there is limited evidence as to whether this is applicable to individuals with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) receiving dialysis. Therefore, this review article has been conducted.
Study design:
This review article included 4 RCTs (91 participants), of which 3 were crossover trials and 1 was a parallel study.
Participants were 18 years and over; a reduction in salt intake of at least 1 g/day over 1 week and no concomitant interventions during the study.
The primary outcome was change in systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
Results and conclusions:
The investigators found dietary salt reduction was associated with an 8.4 mmHg [95% CI = 4.8-12.0, Ι2 = 0%] reduction in systolic blood pressure and a 4.4 mmHg [95% CI = 2.2-6.6, Ι2 = 0%] reduction in diastolic blood pressure.
The investigators concluded that a reduction in salt intake of at least 1 g/day over 1 week reduces blood pressure among individuals with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) receiving dialysis.
Original title:
The effect of dietary salt on blood pressure in individuals receiving chronic dialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials by Cole NI, Swift PA, […], Suckling RJ.
Link:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30413764
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