Eating too much salt makes your blood pressure go up because your kidneys can't get rid of the extra salt, which is why many people have high blood pressure.

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Links between dietary salt intake, renal salt handling, blood pressure, and cardiovascular diseases.

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2005 Apr

This study says eating too much salt makes your blood pressure go up because your kidneys can’t flush it out well — which is exactly what the claim says.

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Links between dietary salt intake, renal salt handling, blood pressure, and cardiovascular diseases.

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DOI: 10.1152/PHYSREV.00056.2003

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