Vitamin D and blood pressure connection

[Guest guest]

Nutr Rev. 2008 May;66(5):291-7.

Vitamin D and blood pressure connection: update on epidemiologic, clinical,

and mechanistic evidence.

i LA, Wood RJ.

Nutrition Department, School of Public Health, Sao o University, Sao

o, Brazil.

Hypertension is an important risk factor for cardiovascular and kidney

disease. High blood pressure is a growing public health problem that is

expected to affect 1.6 billion people worldwide by the year 2025. In light

of emerging evidence of a widespread global problem of vitamin D deficiency,

there has been increasing interest concerning the role of vitamin D in

chronic disease. The recent publication of several studies, highlighted in

this brief review, supports an association between vitamin D status and

blood pressure. It remains to be determined what level of vitamin D status

needs to be achieved in different subpopulations to assure the maximum

benefit of vitamin D status on blood pressure.

PMID: 18454816 [PubMed - in process]

Val

[Guest guest]

I at the Am Soc of HTN meeting in New Orleans. some very exciting

stuff suggesting also is important in most HTN and documenting the

striking effect of low sodium diet DASH on BP in PA.

More later.

The data would suggest that most with PA can markedly reduce BP by

low sodium diet--in only 1 week yet.

Sounds familiar.

I would like to collect our groups collective experience on the

effect of the DASH on BP, med use etc.

Helen: I have talked with Dr. Brown from Scotland (now big

cheese in HTN and genetics at Cambridge. He made the statement that

anyone with your history should have not trouble getting eplerenone.

He is going to send me the name of a Dr in your area but I forgot

what city or area you are in,.

CE G

On May 16, 2008, at 4:30 PM, Valarie wrote:

> Nutr Rev. 2008 May;66(5):291-7.

> Vitamin D and blood pressure connection: update on epidemiologic,

> clinical,

> and mechanistic evidence.

> i LA, Wood RJ.

>

> Nutrition Department, School of Public Health, Sao o

> University, Sao

> o, Brazil.

>

> Hypertension is an important risk factor for cardiovascular and kidney

> disease. High blood pressure is a growing public health problem

> that is

> expected to affect 1.6 billion people worldwide by the year 2025.

> In light

> of emerging evidence of a widespread global problem of vitamin D

> deficiency,

> there has been increasing interest concerning the role of vitamin D in

> chronic disease. The recent publication of several studies,

> highlighted in

> this brief review, supports an association between vitamin D status

> and

> blood pressure. It remains to be determined what level of vitamin D

> status

> needs to be achieved in different subpopulations to assure the maximum

> benefit of vitamin D status on blood pressure.

> PMID: 18454816 [PubMed - in process]

>

> Val

>

>

[Guest guest]

I will start collecting information as members post about their

experiences with DASH, etc. I'm already collecting on Inspra

experiences, anxiety, and sweats.

Val

> I would like to collect our groups collective experience on the

> effect of the DASH on BP, med use etc.