Reduction of blood pressure in salt-fed Dahl salt-sensitive rats with diets rich in olive oil, safflower oil or calcium biphosphate but not with calcium carbonate
Ganguli, M.C.; Tobian, L.; Iwai, J.
Journal of Hypertension. Supplement Official Journal of the International Society of Hypertension 4(5): S168-S169
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0952-1178 PMID: 3471900 Document Number: 279973
Increased dietary calcium as CaCO3 had no effect in NaCl-induced hypertension in Dahl salt-sensitive (Dahl-S) rats, while the calcium supplementation as CaHPO4 did lower the blood pressure (BP). A diet rich in either monounsaturated or polyunsaturated fatty acids produced a significant lowering of blood pressure compared with the relatively saturated palm-oil diet in NaCl-induced hypertension in Dahl-S rats. The lower BP found with olive oil is probably not related to increased amounts of PGE2 and PGI2.