date:Apr 02, 2019
nitrate supplement were more than 100 times more potent than potassium in protecting rats against salt-induced increases in blood pressure.
If those results could be replicated in humans, it could provide a method for reducing salt-induced high blood pressure simply by adding a nitrate concentrate to certain salty foods, Kurtz said.
We're suggesting that manufacturers of products laden with salt soy sauce, hot sauce and barbecue sauce could add a very small amount of an extract from a nitrat