Most experts agree that consuming too much salt is bad for your health and that reducing its use can reduce hypertension in people with normal and high blood pressure. In fact, the World Health Organization (WHO) lists the reduction of the use of salt among the ten best alternatives to lower the rates of chronic disease. However, researchers have not yet clearly shown whether the blood pressure benefit translates into better heart health in the general population and whether hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
Now, a team of British researchers has decided to review the scientific results in seven studies that, combined, included 6,489 participants. "With governments setting even lower targets for salt consumption and companies trying to eliminate salt from their products, it is It's really important that we do large trials to understand the benefits and risks of reducing salt use, "suggests Rod Tyler of the University of Exeter. Specifically, they suspect that the trials carried out so far were not large enough, and deduce that it would take at least 18,000 people to identify any clear benefits for heart health.
