Dietary Strategies in the Prevention and Treatment of Hypertension in Children and Adolescents: A Narrative Review.
Agnieszka Kozioł-KozakowskaMałgorzata WójcikVesna Herceg-ČavrakSara CobalDragan RadovanovicJulio AlvarezIsa HartgringBeata PióreckaRosita GabbianelliDorota DrożdżPublished in: Nutrients (2024)
This study aims to gather information on effective dietary strategies for the prevention and treatment of hypertension (HTN) in children and adolescents. It discusses specific nutritional models such as the Diet Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH diet), traditional Asian diets, plant-based diets, the Southern European traditional Atlantic diet, and the Mediterranean diet, highlighting the benefits of these approaches. The manuscript also addresses dehydration resulting from insufficient fluid intake among children, as well as the consumption of inappropriate beverages, like soft drinks and energy drinks, which contributes to the development of HTN. Additionally, it examines the role of oxidative stress in the pathomechanism of HTN in children, particularly in relation to the antioxidant potential of food components such as selenium, magnesium, and selected vitamins. The relationship between sodium and potassium intake from food and the development of HTN in children is also explored. Finally, this study discusses public health strategies for the prevention of HTN in children. A comprehensive search was performed across multiple databases, such as PubMed/MEDLINE, the Cochrane Library, Science Direct, and EBSCO. This search focused on locating English-language meta-analyses, systematic reviews, randomized clinical trials, and observational studies from around the globe.
Keyphrases
- public health
- blood pressure
- weight loss
- oxidative stress
- young adults
- systematic review
- meta analyses
- physical activity
- randomized controlled trial
- autism spectrum disorder
- dna damage
- clinical trial
- deep learning
- weight gain
- social media
- risk assessment
- endoplasmic reticulum stress
- combination therapy
- arterial hypertension
- induced apoptosis
- double blind
- signaling pathway