Lowering salt cuts blood pressure 'in all patients': study
Normotensive patients also benefit from salt reduction
Most patients can improve their cardiovascular risk profile by reducing salt intake regardless of hypertension status, an Australian-led study has found.
Researchers say their systematic review and meta-analysis shows that greater reductions in dietary sodium translate to greater falls in blood pressure in a dose–response manner.
The George Institute for Global Health-led team analysed 133 studies that investigated the relationship between dietary salt reduction — measured through 24-hour