Abstract P227: The Feasibility of Interventions to Increase Potassium Intake for Hypertension: A Systematic Review of the Evidence

Background: Increased potassium (K) intake has been reported to decrease blood pressure (BP) in animal studies as well as clinical trials. On this basis, major organizations including the American Heart Association recommend increasing K intake, preferably by diet, as a non pharmacological mean of reducing BP. However, it is not clear if the interventions for efficaciously increasing K intake are reproducible or feasible for translation into...