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Low Sodium Recommendation - FALSE

I would think you should want a normal amount, not excessive or low.
 
I cut a decent amount of salt from my diet and my BP numbers dropped about 8-10 points.

I am sure I'm not salt free, but I'm less salt than before and my BP numbers are quite good for my age.

In general I doubt there's many, in the USofA at least, who eat less salt than they need.
I'd bet most Americans take in too much salt.
 
Most sodium restriction recommendations are in the context of patients with heart failure, not hypertension.
 
Tettsuo said:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160521071410.htm
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I think you need to rethink what you took from the piece, because:

"These are extremely important findings for those who are suffering from high blood pressure," said Andrew Mente, lead author of the study, a principal investigator of PHRI and an associate professor of clinical epidemiology and biostatistics at McMaster's Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine.

"While our data highlights the importance of reducing high salt intake in people with hypertension, it does not support reducing salt intake to low levels.

"Our findings are important because they show that lowering sodium is best targeted at those with hypertension who also consume high sodium diets."

What you need to bear in mind is that MOST Americans already have a high salt intake - salt's in almost everything we eat that is baked or cooked. Right now, I do use "lite salt"...but I also know that with the other foods I eat, my sodium intake is probably at least the "normal" level, if not still higher than what it should be. A true "low sodium" diet, on the other hand, is one that restricts one's intake to almost no restaurant or fast-food or frozen meals, and consists mostly of veggies, fruits, and meats that one cooks oneself using salt substitutes like potassium chloride. Just to let you know, I can make really good no-sodium salsa and guac....
 
Glen Contrarian said:
I think you need to rethink what you took from the piece, because:

"These are extremely important findings for those who are suffering from high blood pressure," said Andrew Mente, lead author of the study, a principal investigator of PHRI and an associate professor of clinical epidemiology and biostatistics at McMaster's Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine.

"While our data highlights the importance of reducing high salt intake in people with hypertension, it does not support reducing salt intake to low levels.

"Our findings are important because they show that lowering sodium is best targeted at those with hypertension who also consume high sodium diets."

What you need to bear in mind is that MOST Americans already have a high salt intake - salt's in almost everything we eat that is baked or cooked. Right now, I do use "lite salt"...but I also know that with the other foods I eat, my sodium intake is probably at least the "normal" level, if not still higher than what it should be. A true "low sodium" diet, on the other hand, is one that restricts one's intake to almost no restaurant or fast-food or frozen meals, and consists mostly of veggies, fruits, and meats that one cooks oneself using salt substitutes like potassium chloride. Just to let you know, I can make really good no-sodium salsa and guac....
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No, I don't need to rethink what I took from the study. I quoted the study itself.

Low sodium intake is linked with more heart attacks, strokes, etc.

Of course, the question of 'what is moderation' needs to be discussed, but that does not change the facts that too little is bad.
 
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