date:Aug 13, 2018
ur study adds to growing evidence to suggest that, at moderate intake, sodium may have a beneficial role in cardiovascular health, but a potentially more harmful role when intake is very high or very low. This is the relationship we would expect for any essential nutrient and health. Our bodies need essential nutrients like sodium, but the question is how much, he notes.
The recommendation to lower sodium consumption to 2g/day is based on short-term trials of sodium intake and blood pressure,