How important is it to follow the salt guideline (Choose foods low in salt)?
Many societies whose diets are (or were until recently) more ‘natural’ than the current typical Western diet have very low salt intakes. Such populations include tribal Australian Aborigines, the Bushmen of the Kalahari and the Yanomama Indians of Brazil. One striking characteristic of these societies is that the adults do not suffer from increasing blood pressure with age. However, when they adopt Western lifestyles and eat far more salt, their blood pressure rises.
