Latest studies show salt has nothing to do with HBP. It is simply more dictatorial control.
Pray America wakes up
Decades ago they, whoever "they" are, told us that the original artificial sweetener saccharin (sp?) was practically poisonous and should never be consumed by human beings. However, now most, if not all, artificial sweeteners EXCEPT saccharin have supposedly been shone to be deleterious to our health those are the only ones that I ever see listed as ingredients on any sugar free food item on the supermarket shelves.
All of which begs the question, do any of these self-appointed guardians of our health have an everlovin clue as to what is OK for us to consume and what isn't? Until I find an answer to that question I intend to buy and consume only sugar free foods that contain saccharin as the sweetener.
Actually, since a recent and hopefully successful cancer operation I don't try very hard to avoid sugar in my food and drink. Losing a few pounds for the purpose of acquiring the dubious health benefits that advocates of a sugar-free diet promise isn't worth the trouble of making the effort required for a lot of research to determine which food additives are OK and which aren't at a time when I have far more important health care related decisions to make.
HBP runs in my family. So does AFib. I have both.
I take one medication that controls both.
After a hospital stay, I asked my doctor if I should go on a sodium restricted diet.
He said "Why?"
My BP is 135/75 BTW.