Abstract:Although the belief is widely held that a high protein diet is deleterious to the hypertensive patient, a careful survey of the literature discloses that this is not a generally substantiated point of view. Some clinicians (1-4) in particular Newburgh (5), have insisted that the withdrawal of protein from the diet of patients with hypertension results in the reduction of their blood pressure and the elimination of the concomitant symptoms. Others have maintained that the amount of protein in the diet generally… Show more
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