Role of Dietary Calcium in Hypertension
Mariam Omar
Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health, Benghazi University, Benghazi, Libya.
Faiza Nouh *
Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health, Benghazi University, Benghazi, Libya.
Manal Younis
Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecologist, Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH), Cork, Ireland.
Moftah Younis
Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Oncology, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
Nesma Nabil
Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health, Benghazi University, Benghazi, Libya.
Sara Saleh
Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health, Benghazi University, Benghazi, Libya.
Sahar Ibraik
Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health, Benghazi University, Benghazi, Libya.
Areej Ali
Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health, Benghazi University, Benghazi, Libya.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Calcium level is an importance factor for control hypertension. This review tries to shade the light on the role of calcium in controlling blood pressure. Searching on the internet using the Google search engine was the main source of data as well as books was the method to explore this interaction. Calcium from supplementation and diets was the main focus of this paper.
Keywords: Calcium, hypertension, diet, supplement, `