Research reveals that a low-sodium diet significantly lowers blood pressure, benefiting individuals with or without hypertension and those on blood pressure medications. Lowering sodium intake significantly reduced blood pressure in most people, even those who were already taking blood pressure
Results of a randomized trial presented today at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2023, AHA 2023, which compared the effects of high-sodium and low-sodium diets on blood pressure in adults, found that following a low-sodium diet significantly lowered blood pressure in 70%-75% of participants in as little as one week, including people currently taking blood pressure medications. The findings were simultaneously published in The Journal of the American Medical Association, JAMA.