Key result
Salt reduction lowers BP regardless of hypertension status, linking to reduced CVD and all-cause mortality.
Why the study?
High salt intake is a leading dietary risk factor, prompting an updated review on evidence linking salt to health, blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, and underlying mechanisms.
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Informs clinical and population salt reduction efforts; leaves open causality and optimal targets pending dedicated randomized trials.
He et al. (2020) conducted a review in Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease. Salt reduction was evaluated. Salt reduction lowers blood pressure in both hypertensive and normotensive individuals and is associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality.
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