cshenk > wrote:

>Pico Rico wrote in rec.food.cooking:

>> "sf" > wrote in message

>> > On Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:11:12 -0700 (PDT), Chemo the Clown

>> > > Just because you use a lot of salt doesn't mean you will have
>> > > high BP.

>> > It helps.

>> only if you are salt intolerant. most people are not.

>Correct. I am not for example. Don is to a small degree. We were part
>of a study when we lived in Japan.

What I understand that only about 30% of persons with hypertension
are sodium-sensitive. I am not one of them. A person with hypertension
must go for 2 to 3 weeks with under 100 mg/day of sodium to
find out which category they're in. Few are motivated enough to do
this, which means that for most hypertensives, they are better off avoiding
high levels of sodium because they don't know whether or not they
are sensitive to it.


Steve