Blood Quote by Gary Taubes

Excess dietary salt is most notorious for increasing blood pressure. Americans have a 90 percent lifetime probability of developing high blood pressure - so…

— Joel Fuhrman

“The “remarkable sodium and water retaining effect of concentrated carbohydrate food,” as the University of Wisconsin endocrinologist Edward Gordon called it, was then explained…

— Gary Taubes

Reducing dietary salt is not only important for those who already have elevated blood pressure - limiting added salt is essential for all of…

— Joel Fuhrman

“5. The Salt Paradox When the human body adapts to a low carb diet, the kidneys fundamentally change how they handle sodium. Removing most…

— Jeff S. Volek

“Added sugar raises your blood pressure. In fact, sugar may be worse for your blood pressure than salt, according to a paper published in…

— David Zinczenko

“a 2014 meta-analysis (a compilation of many similar studies) showing that vegetarian diets may be particularly good at lowering blood pressure.110 And the more…

— Michael Greger

Look at the average American diet: ice cream, butter, cheese, whole milk, all this fat. People don't realize how much of this stuff you…

— Jack LaLanne

If you consume too much salt, it can cause water retention. When this happens, your body usually responds by raising your blood pressure to…

— Michael Greger

“The same thing happens if you consume too much salt, which is easy to do in this day of high processed foods. Because your…

— Jenny Allan

Hypertension is an important risk factor for kidney disease, but dietary sodium has other damaging effects on the kidneys. High salt intake drives the…

— Joel Fuhrman

“Research suggests that when people stick to a lower-sodium diet for a period of time, they actually develop a preference for less salty foods.…

— Katz M.D., David

People don't realize how much of this stuff you get by the end of the day. High blood pressure is from all this high-fat…

— Jack LaLanne