Episode Details

As only 10% of patients with high blood pressure are 'salt sensitive' (meaning that the blood pressure fails to fall in 90% of hypertensives, when salt intake is greatly reduced), it  seems plausible that consuming high levels of sodium from a young age can “programme” the cardiovascular system to maintain higher blood pressure later in life.

Listen to the podcast and/or read about it here https://www.scvc.co.uk/health-screening/lets-talk-about-salt/