Potassium-enriched salt for patients with hypertension: a Hypertension Australia and National Hypertension Taskforce of Australia Position Statement
We advocate for the inclusion of this recommendation in future hypertension management guidelines. Systematic, nation-wide implementation of potassium-enriched salt as a replacement for regular salt should be prioritized as a scalable public health intervention. We call for further research into the impact of potassium-enriched salt in patients with kidney disease, the general population unscreened for hyperkalaemia risk, and patients using different antihypertensive regimens.
Authors
- Charlotte Hespe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4582-7728)
- Lisa Murphy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0248-0362)
- Geoffrey Cloud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8365-6907)
- Clara K Chow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4693-0038)
- Xiaoyue Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4787-6547)
- Anthony Rodgers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1282-1896)
- Mary‐Anne Land (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7807-2886)
- Tim Usherwood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7522-0345)
- Nigel Stocks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9018-0361)
- Breonny Robson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3453-817X)
- Markus Peter Schlaich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1765-0195)
- Mark Raymond Nelson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9941-7161)
- Jun Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4620-4976)
- Sharon James (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2211-3447)
- Aletta Elisabeth Schutte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9217-4937)
- Bruce Charles Neal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0490-7465)
- Jonathan Golledge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5779-8848)
- James E. Sharman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2792-0811)
- Audrey Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7766-8784)
- C. E. Campbell
- Jessica Seeto
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- University of Tasmania (AU)
- Royal Perth Hospital (AU)
- Royal Pharmaceutical Society (GB)
- Townsville Hospital (AU)
- Hudson Institute of Medical Research (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- National Stroke Foundation (AU)
- Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (AU)
- Melbourne Sexual Health Centre (AU)
- Kidney Health Australia (AU)
- Hypertension Institute (US)
- Westmead Institute (AU)
- Sydney Local Health District (AU)
- National Consumer Research Centre (FI)
- Pharmacy Guild of Australia (AU)
- Alfred Health (AU)
- Imperial College London (GB)
- Monash University (AU)
- The University of Adelaide (AU)
- James Cook University (AU)
- The University of Notre Dame Australia (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hypertension
- Published
- 2025-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/hjh.0000000000004199
- Primary Topic
- Sodium Intake and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00