Sodium Chloride and Blood Pressure

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Abstract
Control of blood pressure is multifactorial, and thus the causes of hypertension are heterogeneous. Many variables have been implicated in the pathogenesis or maintenance of elevated blood pressure in humans, the foremost of which has been increased dietary intake of sodium. A considerable amount of direct and indirect evidence accumulated over the past 50 years has clearly established that excessive intake of sodium can be associated with an increase in blood pressure or a worsening of preexisting hypertension.1 Substantial data have shown that a reduction in dietary sodium intake or a reduction in sodium balance resulting from diuretic therapy can . . .