Whats more important: health outcomes or blood pressure?
Salt and Cardiovascular Health For 4,000 years, we have known that salt intakes can affect blood pressure through signals to the muscles of blood vessels trying to maintain blood pressure within a proper range. We know that a minority of the population can lower blood pressure by restricting dietary salt. And we know that elevated blood pressure, “hypertension,” is a well-documented marker or “risk factor” for cardiovascular events like heart attacks and strokes, however, seleted risk factors do not necessarily reflect actual health outcomes.