On Aug 11, 3:22*pm, (Steve Pope) wrote:
> 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

One of the best things you can do for hypertenson is to drink more
water.