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I eat a fair bit of salt in my diet with hypertenstiion. is it really thatbad?
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Restriction good: While only 10% of people with hypertension will respond to salt restriction it isn't a bad idea to limit the salt in your diet to under 2 g a day.
Answered 12/9/2013
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