A 85-year-old male asked:
i have low blood pressure and haven't kknowingly taken salt for 50 years. should i start now?
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Dr. Milton Alvis, jr answered
41 years experience Preventive Medicine
No, Why?: Usual systolic BP <120 mmHg correlates with ↓ed rates of cardiovascular events, thus good. All life/food is based on salt water organized by fat (membranes surrounding complex water droplets, i.e. cells) so additional salt not commonly required. Despite marketing, ↑ed NaCl salt intake does Not routinely raise BP. Primary BP control is by brain modulation of cardiac output & peripheral resistance.
Answered on Jun 3, 2014
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