„Food is medicine“
摘要
Lifestyle measures that include changes in nutrition have a major effect on high blood pressure and are recommended in all hypertension guidelines. The most important interventions include a healthy, mainly plant-based diet with plenty of fruit and vegetables, reduction of the salt intake, a high potassium intake and a significant reduction in alcohol consumption. Educating and supporting patients with hypertension about the importance of food is medicine should be standard care in the clinical practice in the treatment of arterial hypertension.