The Claim
Dietary sodium restriction significantly reduces systolic blood pressure by 5.574 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure by 1.675 mm Hg in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, as demonstrated by a meta-analysis of eight randomized controlled trials.
What the research says
Supports is higher
Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.
These are independent scores, not a percentage. Higher-grade studies count more, so a single strong opposing study can outweigh several weaker ones.
Cutting back on salt in your diet can lower your blood pressure a bit—about 5.6 points for the top number and 1.7 points for the bottom number—if you have type 2 diabetes.
See the scientific wording
Dietary sodium restriction significantly reduces systolic blood pressure by 5.574 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure by 1.675 mm Hg in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, as demonstrated by a meta-analysis of eight randomized controlled trials.
What the research says
1 studyThis study looked at people with type 2 diabetes who ate less salt and found their blood pressure went down by exactly the amounts claimed — so yes, cutting salt really does help lower blood pressure in these patients.
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