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Calcium, Magnesium and Potassium Supplements to Reduce Hypertension

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

Currently they advertise mineral supplements of calcium, magnesium and potassium as effective agents for hypertension, but the truth is that experts have mixed views about it.

 HypertensionThe benefits of these stem from the fact that some metabolic studies suggest that these substances have some power regulator of blood pressure and recent research has found similarities in the low-calcium diet and increased tension, but the fact is that no positive effects were observed after administration of this mineral in supplement form.

Therefore its use is not recommended as a method to control hypertension, but it is recommended eating foods rich in calcium because several epidemiological studies found that people with diets rich in the ore are lower voltage.

On the other hand it is noteworthy that no conclusive evidence was found to ensure the hypotensive effect of the combination of supplemental calcium, magnesium, potassium me. It follows that the best way to control high blood pressure is keeping a healthy lifestyle, eat right, exercise and follow the doctor.

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