How to implement the potassium, calcium, magnesium and sodium changes in the population?
Due to the factors mentioned above, rather than focusing on salt (sodium) only, it may be wise to also use the other measures, which have proved to be effective and may be more acceptable both for consumers and the industry. The best scientifically based and technically suitable possibility, which has already been shown to be useful, is offered by the known beneficial effects of increased intakes of potassium, calcium, and magnesium.In theory, there are several possibilities to change the intakes of the important mineral nutrients towards the genetically programmed levels, which are effective and safe in the control of elevated blood pressure.1. Replacement of the use of processed food items with the use of unprocessed natural foods would have dramatic effects on the intake of the mineral nutrients (Tables 1 and 2). Complete replacement of the processed foods would result in intakes that are equal with those derived from the Natural Diet (Figure 1). However, one has to realise that the
