Effects of Sodium Intake on Arterial Stiffness in Black Men and Women

Exclusion Criteria

• •pregnancy or within 60 days postpartum
• •having taken blood pressure (including diuretics beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers, and calcium channel blockers) or statin medications within the past 3 months
• •infection (viral or other) within the past 4 weeks
• •having adrenal or endocrine tumors (these could impact BP)
• •renal disease defined as a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) of less than 60
• •prior myocardial infarction
• •known coronary heart disease
• •personal history of stroke
• •heart failure
• •cardiac arrhythmias
• •recent chest pain or dyspnea
• •current insulin dependence
• •currently undergoing chemotherapy or radiation
• •identifying as transgender (the focus of this trial is biological sex)
• •seated systolic or diastolic blood pressure of more than 149 mm Hg or 99 mm Hg, respectively