Vegetarian diet – new trend or recipe for hypertension treatment? Review article

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Published: Jun 30, 2014
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vegetarian diet, hypertension

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Daniel Śliż
III Klinika Chorób Wewnętrznych i Kardiologii, II Wydział Lekarski, Warszawski Uniwersytet Medyczny
Andrzej Folga
III Klinika Chorób Wewnętrznych i Kardiologii, II Wydział Lekarski, Warszawski Uniwersytet Medyczny

Abstract

Vegetarian diet is a new trend in today’s culture. Can it also be a non-pharmacological way of treatment of hypertension, the second risk factor of cardio-vascular diseases?

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Śliż , D., & Folga , A. (2014). Vegetarian diet – new trend or recipe for hypertension treatment?. Cardiology in Practice, 8(1), 36-38. Retrieved from https://journalsmededu.pl/index.php/kwp/article/view/1544
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