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Only ~50% of the population is hypertensive, and only about half of them are sodium sensitive.
by loeg 11mo ago
Only ~50% of the population is hypertensive, and only about half of them are sodium sensitive.
- jtbayly 11mo agoAnd half of the half that are sensitive, it lowers blood pressure.
- padjo 11mo agoEverybody is sodium sensitive, it’s a basic fact that your body retains additional fluids if you increase your sodium intake, just talk to some bodybuilders. Chronic long term exposure to a high sodium diet is a risk factor for all sorts of issues because of this basic fact of biology. Way more so than MSG or even artificial sweeteners. But people focus on the wrong thing.
- loeg 11mo agoMy understanding is that most people's blood pressure does not increase in response to dietary sodium, which is the sensitivity described in this context.