IMPACT OF DAYTIME SODIUM EXCRETION IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS

Absence of Nocturnal dipping and higher systolic blood pressure during night time are associated with target organ damage.

High sodium intake also measured by Sodium excretion, significantly impacts the night time Blood Pressure and is seen as reduced Nocturnal dipping and higher systolic blood pressure on Ambulatory Blood pressure Monitoring.

This has been established in clinical studies. Sharing two such study links :

1. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/hypertensionaha.107.105510
2. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7400814/

Hence it is highly important to take efforts to reduce the overall sodium consumption in Hypertensive patients and in those that are at a risk of developing Hypertension.

Patients should also be advised to refrain from holding urine urges during daytime due to work or social hinderances, as this will also in turn increase the night time blood pressure, according to findings of the above study.

Using GoBipi diet kit is a healthy way to ensure reduction or optimum Sodium consumption for these kind of patients.