Role of Sodium and Potassium levels in different stages of Hypertension

High blood pressure which is also known as Hypertension is the disorder which generally affects the arteries. High blood pressure constantly exerts high pressure on the walls of the arteries due to high force of the flowing blood. In this situation heart also has to work harder to pump the blood into the arteries. Sometimes people with hypertension may not experience any symptoms but it actually causes a greater harm inside the body.

Hypertension is a multifactorial disease but one of the main pathological factor that is related to is impaired functioning due to electrolytic imbalance. The levels of Sodium and Potassium play a significant role These are in turn associated with the kind of food and diet that is consumed by an individual. Although genetics also plays a very crucial role, the interplay of it with food molecules is in primary focus now as a cause of heart diseases as well as other lifestyle diseases.

This paper deals with the relation of different levels of sodium and potassium in relation to the different stages of hypertension and also the role of oral nutrition on their levels and in turn heart conditions in the human body.