http://eatlowsodium.com/osc/forum/tags/hypertension Low sodium diet community en-US Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:52:41 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://eatlowsodium.com/osc/forum/search.php http://eatlowsodium.com/osc/forum/topic/what-is-dash-diet#post-8 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:30:30 +0000 low sodium diet 8@http://eatlowsodium.com/osc/forum/ <p>DASH stands for Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension. It is developed by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute of America. This diet emphasises high intake potassium and low intake of sodium (along with low intake of fat and animal based proteins).<br /> Therefore DASH dieters consume a lot of fruits and vegetables because these foods are high in potassium and magnesium, which we need for blood pressure regulation and control. </p> http://eatlowsodium.com/osc/forum/topic/how-much-sodium-per-day-is-healthy#post-2 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:36:07 +0000 low sodium diet 2@http://eatlowsodium.com/osc/forum/ <p>I would like to know how much sodium a healthy person should consume a day. Any ideas? </p>