Value of Liquid Potassium Magnesium Citrate in Controlling Hypertension
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2015-01-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
In the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) trials, a diet rich in fruits,
vegetables, nuts and dairy products, and limited in fat content, was shown to be useful in
controlling hypertension. Key components of such a diet are potassium, magnesium and alkali,
each of which has been implicated in lowering blood pressure. Whether a liquid formulation of
potassium-magnesium citrate will result in equivalent BP effect as the DASH diet is unknown.