Low-sodium diet lowers systolic BP in just a week: study
Reduced salt intake benefited patients who were already being treated for hypertension, say US researchers.
Cutting out one teaspoon of salt every day is enough to reduce systolic blood pressure by 6mmHg in just a week, new research shows.
The blood pressure-lowering effect of a low-sodium diet in middle-aged to elderly adults is comparable to that seen with common first-line antihypertensives, US doctors report.
