The Claim
An extremely low-sodium diet (below 230 mg/day) significantly reduces systolic and diastolic blood pressure and reverses end-organ damage in individuals with severe hypertension.
What the research says
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If someone with very high blood pressure eats almost no salt—less than a pinch a day—their blood pressure drops, and their heart and kidneys might even start healing.
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An extremely low-sodium diet (below 230 mg/day) significantly reduces systolic and diastolic blood pressure and reverses end-organ damage in individuals with severe hypertension.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Modern perspective of the Rice Diet for hypertension and other metabolic diseases
This old diet plan that had people eat mostly rice and very little salt helped very high-blood-pressure patients lower their blood pressure and live longer — which is exactly what the claim says.
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