Salt, diet and health : Neptune's poisoned chalice : the origins of high blood pressure /
Salt, diet & health
Graham A. MacGregor and Hugh E. de Wardener.
- xi, 233 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Man's addiction to salt -- Sex, symbolism and sanctity -- Salt and society -- Man's resourcefulness in extracting salt -- Measurement of blood pressure -- Salt - the origins of high blood pressure -- Salt, the kidney and high blood pressure -- Dangers of high blood pressure -- Treatment of high blood pressure -- Further harmful effects of salt -- The industrial conspiracy -- Appendix: a healthy diet - practical advice on reducing salt intake. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.
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Salt in the body Salt--Health aspects Hypertension--Etiology. Hypertension--Nutritional aspects