Publisher's Synopsis
The interaction of environmental and genetic factors can contribute to the development of hypertension in those individuals who may be susceptible to their influence. This study reviews the various mechanisms by which nutritional factors can effect changes in blood pressure, or maintain normal homeostasis. In two concise sections, leading biomedical researchers and clinicians study the specific influence of selected nutrients and dietary calcium.;Authoritative discussions document the pathophysiologic role of such nutritional factors as potassium, divalent cations, alcohol and sodium intake. In light of evidence that dietary calcium and the regulation of overall calcium metabolism may be a pivotal link in the pathogenesis of common, chronic disease, Section Two probes such issues as: the epidemiologic relationship between lower dietary calcium intake and hypertension; the blood pressure response to increasing calcium intake; the physiology of intestinal calcium absorption; and the transport of calcium to the cell.
