Hypertension Young and Hypertensive: It's Not Just About Salt Hypertension used to be a condition for your 40s and beyond. Now 17.6% of Indians aged 18-44 have it, and the biggest driver, according to patients themselves, isn't salt. Here's what's actually behind the shift, and what the evidence says helps.
Hypertension Cutting Salt Isn't Enough: The Ratio That Lowers BP Cutting salt is only half the equation. An Indian clinical trial found a simple one-ingredient swap lowered blood pressure by as much as some medications, and most of the benefit came from potassium, not less sodium.
