The Claim
Current dietary sodium levels are substantially higher than those in unprocessed, natural diets, while potassium, calcium, and magnesium intakes are lower, and this imbalance is associated with the high prevalence of hypertension in modern populations.
What the research says
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People today eat way more salt than our ancestors did, but less of other important minerals like potassium and magnesium—and this mix is linked to why so many people today have high blood pressure.
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Current dietary sodium levels are substantially higher than those in unprocessed, natural diets, while potassium, calcium, and magnesium intakes are lower, and this imbalance is associated with the high prevalence of hypertension in modern populations.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Sodium intake and hypertension.
This study says we eat way too much salt and not enough good minerals like potassium and magnesium today, and that’s why so many people have high blood pressure. When people cut back on salt and eat more of those good minerals, their blood pressure goes down.
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