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ReviewThe Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia2023

"Taste modification" strategy for prevention and control of hypertension in India: need for robust clinical trials.

Sudip Bhattacharya, Saurabh Varshney, Md Mahbub Hossain, Sheikh Mohd Saleem, Pratima Gupta, Amarjeet Singh

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Review in The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Sudip BhattacharyaDepartment of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar, India.
Saurabh VarshneyDepartment of ENT (Otorhinolaryngology), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar, India.
Md Mahbub HossainDepartment of Decision and Information Sciences, C.T. Bauer College of Business, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Sheikh Mohd SaleemDepartment of Health Systems and Population Health Sciences, Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Pratima GuptaDepartment of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Srinagar, India.
Amarjeet SinghDepartment of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar · INGovernment Medical College · INPost Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research · INUniversity of Houston · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypertension is an important modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Among normotensives, excessive dietary salt elevates the blood pressure and thereby increases the risk of CVD events. Despite such solid evidence, there is no effective approach to address excessive salt intake in India. Instead of just encouraging patients to lower their salt intake, we must provide an alternative technique by fostering an environment that facilitates this behaviour change. In this Viewpoint, we propose 'Taste Modification' strategy, i.e., a salt-reduction technique in which individuals are informed that adding spices/herbs to meals will reduce their salt intake. We hypothesise that a gradual reduction in salt intake can aid in the treatment of hypertension over time. The goal is to progressively substitute salt with spices for effective salt reduction. However, the 'Taste Modification' strategy must be first validated using multicentric clinical trials.

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Health policyHypertensionNon-communicable disease

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PMID37492416
PMCPMC10363492
OpenAlexW4376133244

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