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Eating more salt raises your blood pressure in a straight-line way because it makes your body hold onto more water, which increases the amount of fluid in your blood vessels.
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Evidence from Studies
Supporting (1)
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The study looks at how eating less salt helps lower blood pressure, which supports the idea that more salt leads to higher blood pressure.
Contradicting (1)
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Deoxycorticosterone-acetate salt-sensitive hypertension initiates with intracellular K+ and water loss
Cross-Sectional Study
Animal
The study shows that high sodium doesn't raise blood pressure just by pulling in water; instead, it's the loss of potassium and cell dehydration that leads to high blood pressure.
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