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Electrolyte minerals intake and cardiovascular health.

Critical reviews in food science and nutrition
January 1, 2019
Noushin Mohammadifard et al. (6 authors)
Journal ArticleReviewHuman Study
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to evaluate the cardiovascular effects of dietary and supplemental calcium intake, including its potential benefits and risks, particularly in relation to cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality.

Results Summary

The study found that calcium intake has an inverse correlation with cardiovascular events and risk factors, especially blood pressure, but controversies exist regarding high calcium intake's effects, with some studies suggesting a J- or U-shaped association with cardiovascular disease risk. Calcium supplementation might be beneficial only in individuals with low intake.

Population

General population

Effective Dosage

Not specified

Duration

Not specified

Interactions

None mentioned

Extracted Claims (8)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
High sodium intake
increase
risk of hypertension
-
-
adversely associated
#1
High sodium intake
increase
cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality
-
-
positive association
#2
low Na intake
increase
all-cause mortality and HF-related events
-
-
related to higher risk
#3
dietary potassium, magnesium and calcium
decrease
cardiovascular events and risk factors
-
-
inverse correlation
#4
dietary potassium, magnesium and calcium
decrease
blood pressure
-
-
inverse correlation
#5
high Ca intake
no change
cardiovascular effects and all-cause mortality
-
-
no effect, preventive or adverse effect
#6
Calcium supplementation
decrease
cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality
individuals with low intake
-
beneficial for prevention
#7
calcium intake
neutral
risk of cardiovascular diseases
-
-
J- or U-shaped association
#8
Abstract

Appropriate intake of micronutrient, such as electrolyte minerals is critical for the well-being of the cardiovascular health system. However, there are some debates regarding the impacts of dietary and/or supplemental intake of these minerals, on the risk of cardiovascular events and associated risk factors. High sodium intake is adversely associated with the risk of hypertension. Although many reports refered to the positive association of Na intake and cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality, however, other studies indicated that low Na intake is related to higher risk of all-cause mortality and HF-related events. By contrast, dietary potassium, magnesium and calcium have an inverse correlation with cardiovascular events and risk factors, especially with blood pressure. There are some controversies about cardiovascular effects and all-cause mortality of high Ca intake, including no effect, preventive or adverse effect with or without vitamin D. Calcium supplementation might be beneficial for prevention of cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality only in individuals with low intake. Moreover, calcium intake showed a J- or U-shaped association with the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Due to the controversies of the effect of electrolyte minerals especially sodium and calcium intake on cardiovascular events, large scale, well-designed long-term randomized clinical trials are required to evaluate the effect of minerals intake on cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality. In this review, we discuss the role of dietary and or supplemental sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, in cardiovascular health, as well as their clinical applications, benefits, and risks for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease, in general population.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Blood PressureCalcium, DietaryCardiovascular DiseasesCardiovascular SystemDietDietary SupplementsElectrolytesHealthHumansHypertensionMagnesiumMeta-Analysis as TopicMineralsNutritional StatusObservational Studies as TopicPotassium, DietaryPrimary PreventionRecommended Dietary AllowancesRisk FactorsSodium, DietaryTrace ElementsVitamin D
Study Links
Quality Scores
Safety70
Efficacy65/10
Quality75/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations23
Citations/Year3.8
Relative Citation Ratio1.32
NIH Percentile60.6%
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.75
Weight Score2.21
Normalized Score0.69
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