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Science 16 July 1982:
Vol. 217. no. 4556, pp. 267 - 269
DOI: 10.1126/science.7089566
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Science, Vol 217, Issue 4556, 267-269
Copyright © 1982 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Dietary calcium in human hypertension

DA McCarron, CD Morris, and C Cole

A pilot survey was made of the dietary calcium intake of normotensive and hypertensive individuals. Compared to 44 normotensive controls, 46 subjects with essential hypertension reported significantly less daily calcium ingestion (668 +/- 55 milligrams compared to 886 +/- 89 milligrams). The intake of other nutrients, including sodium and potassium, was very similar in the two groups. The hypertensives differed from the controls primarily in their consumption of nonfluid dairy products. The data suggest that inadequate calcium intake may be a previously unrecognized factor in the development of hypertension.


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