Guest guest Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 I appreciate the info on salt. My sister has had high BP since 19 also and she's on meds for it now, she has never eaten salt and she's very petite. I'm the exact opposite of her and it's probably gooed I eat salt since my BP is so low. Donna --- Celia Browne <cbrowne wrote: > Yes, we all are different, hence the low-salt > recommendation is a general warning, yet it's not > going to be damaging to us all. I have had high > blood pressure since I was 19 years old (runs in my > father's side of the family) yet I have a sedentary, > obese sister who does not. (She gets that from my > mom, who has LOW blood pressure.) I work with an > African American woman, 30 years old, thin, active > and otherwise very healthy, but her blood pressure > is through the roof. She has been hospitalized > several times for fear that she might have a stroke. > (African Americans are more prone to high blood > pressure and Type II Diabetes than both Caucasians > or Asians--who, by the way--consume a lot of > sodium.) Does that mean we should throw caution to > the wind and consume sodium by the bowl full? Of > course not...but if you are thin, fit and healthy, > and have no other risk factors, there's no reason > why you should deprive yourself if you like it. > Besides, salt does not " cause " high blood pressure > per se...it just exacerbates the symptoms. > > --Celia-- ______________________________\ ____ Everyone is raving about the all-new Mail (http://advision.webevents./mailbeta/) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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