> If you have data to show that most people can resolve their > hypertension by reducing salt intake, I'd like to know about it. > If not, I think it is a mistake to identify salt as the "main > cause" of hypertension. In my view, it is far more likely that > sodium *retention* is the main cause, and that is a result of > hyperinsulinism. I fully agree with Todd. Recent work has shown that a tiny fraction of those with hypertension benefit from salt restriction. The myth that is dogma will undoubtedly remain so for a very long time even though it has been proven to be false.