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How long does it usually take for some salt in your diet to clog arteries? does it take many years? will my doctor let me know if this is a problem?
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Sodium, sodium...: Salt does not clog the arteries. Sodium sensitizes the arteries to adrenaline, so they may go into spasm, and your blood pressure goes up. If this happens every day for many years, your blood pressure will be elevated all the time, and this does damage the arteries, because their natural repair mechanism is with cholesterol, that does clog the arteries. Try sodium free salt (yes, it's available.
Answered 4/22/2014
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