Is salt as bad for blood pressure as we’ve been told. Discover the latest research on sodium intake and what really impacts heart health.

Hypertension is a major public health problem in the U.S. Salt sensitivity is an important factor associated with hypertension and its complications, yet it has not been addressed in the nursing ...

Salt sensitivity is defined as a greater than 10% increase in your blood pressure after eating a high-sodium diet. Some studies suggest that up to 30% of healthy people are salt-sensitive and ...

According to Pass the Salt, only one in 4 of us is “salt sensitive.” This means that our bodies retain fluid and our blood pressure goes up if we have too much salt and down if we don’t have ...

There are five broad categories consistently associated with salt sensitivity. These include demographic factors, racial and social factors, renal function factors, hormonal factors, and dietary ...