evidence: - A randomized trial comparing the effects of high-sodium and low-sodium diets on blood pressure in adults with normal blood pressure and high blood pressure found that following a low-sodium diet significantly lowered blood pressure in 70%-75% of participants in as little as one week, including people currently taking blood pressure medications. [...] - In contrast, returning to a high-sodium diet did raise blood pressure when starting from the low-sodium reference point. [...] - Multimedia is available on the right column of the release link https://newsroom.heart.org/news/reducing-sodium-intake-significantly-lowered-blood-pressure-in-as-little-as-one-week?preview=8766021fa5a86c4a12c5dee3f2edb904 - After Nov. 11, view the abstract in the AHA Scientific Sessions 2023 Online Program Planner - AHA health information: Get the Scoop on Sodium and Salt - AHA health information: How to Reduce Sodium - AHA news release: What if sodium in packaged foods was reduced for an entire continent? (January 2023)