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Letter to the Editor| Volume 135, ISSUE 2, e58-e59, June 26, 2009

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Lemon juice as an alternative therapy in hypertension in Turkey

      Abstract

      We aimed to learn the frequency of lemon juice usage among the hypertensive patients in a local region of northern Turkey. One hundred fifty six (72.5%) of hypertensive patients were using alternative therapy and eighty six patients (40%) were drinking lemon juice. We think that to gain success in the treatment of hypertension educating the society is important and there should be clinical studies about the effect of lemon juice on blood pressure, which is one of the most common alternative therapies in our country.

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