The Claim
Hypertensive individuals with higher genetic risk scores for systolic blood pressure based on ENaC variants experience a greater reduction in systolic blood pressure when using low-sodium salt compared to hypertensive individuals with lower genetic risk scores for systolic blood pressure based on ENaC variants.
What the research says
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People with high blood pressure who have certain genes that make them more prone to high blood pressure tend to see their blood pressure drop more when they switch to low-sodium salt, compared to others with those same genes but lower risk.
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Hypertensive individuals with higher genetic risk scores for systolic blood pressure based on ENaC variants show a greater reduction in systolic blood pressure when using low-sodium salt compared to those with lower genetic risk scores.
What the research says
1 studyPeople with a genetic tendency for high blood pressure responded much better to low-sodium salt — their blood pressure dropped more than in people without that genetic tendency.
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