The Claim
The blood pressure-lowering effect of sodium reduction is approximately 2.5 times greater in adults with hypertension than in those without hypertension, with a 6.5 mm Hg reduction in systolic blood pressure per 100 mmol/day sodium decrease versus a 2.3 mm Hg reduction in normotensive adults.
What the research says
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Cutting down on salt lowers blood pressure more for people who already have high blood pressure than for those with normal blood pressure—about 2.5 times more.
See the scientific wording
The blood pressure-lowering effect of sodium reduction is approximately 2.5 times greater in adults with hypertension than in those without hypertension, with a 6.5 mm Hg reduction in systolic BP per 100 mmol/d sodium decrease versus 2.3 mm Hg in normotensives.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Blood Pressure Effects of Sodium Reduction
This study found that cutting back on salt lowers blood pressure more in people who already have high blood pressure than in those with normal blood pressure — which is exactly what the claim says.
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