And yet, Gary Taubes' review of the studies found the salt/high bp
connection to be weak.  Other studies I have seen have concluded that sodium
intakes affects about 1/3 of the population's bp.
Paula H.

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On Behalf Of Philip Spottswood
I am just reading Cordain's book.  He puts a lot of responsibility for 
high b/p on salt! 


> pbarrett wrote:
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>> My refusal to go on medication is based on the simple fact that when 
>> I stay on the Paleo diet for more than a couple of days, my b/p 
>> drops.