Washington, July 6 (ANI): Contrary to popular belief, a recent study has shown that a moderate cut in the amount of salt intake doesn't reduce the risks of dying or experiencing cardiovascular diseases.
Although there was enough evidence to prove that reducing dietary salt intake reduces blood pressure, the researchers did see some indication of this occurring.
"Intensive support and encouragement to reduce salt intake did lead to a reduction in salt eaten and a small reduction in blood pressure after more than six months," said Professor Rod Taylor who works at the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Exeter.
"What we wanted to see was whether this dietary change also reduced a person's risk of dying or suffering from cardiovascular events," he added.
Researchers have explained that salt reduction is beneficial for people with normal and high blood pressure, but since the reduction is so meager, it did not have a major effect on blood pressure and heart disease.
"We believe that we didn't see big benefits in this study because the people in the trials we analyzed only reduced their salt intake by a moderate amount, so the effect on blood pressure and heart disease was not large," explained Taylor.
He suggested that health practitioners should find more effective ways of reducing salt intake that are both practicable and inexpensive.
The study has been published in the latest edition of The Cochrane Library. (ANI)
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