Is Salt Bad for Blood Pressure?
Is salt bad for blood pressure? The most common answer to this question is that salt is bad for blood pressure. It causes your body to hold on to too much water in your blood vessels which could increase your blood pressure. When you have too much water in your blood vessels because salt is holding that water in your vessels, you will have an increase in your blood volume: therefore, this extra salt and water increase your blood pressure. If truth be told, there is no simple answer because the amount and type of salt would have to be considered. Many antihypertensive medications (blood pressure medications) work to reduce the amount of circulating blood or relax the blood vessels. However, a study published in 2013 reveled that salt intake…