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To the Editor: In 1982 we provided evidence that a diet low in dairy products may increase the risk of hypertension.¹ In 1984, using data from the First National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, we reported that in the United States a diet low in calcium and potassium resulted in a dose-related increase in systolic blood pressure, the likelihood of hypertension, or both.² The latter report documented that a low intake of dairy products, followed by a similarly low consumption of fruit and vegetable juice, was the dietary pattern most predictive of hypertension. We further showed that this benefit of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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