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hypertension

hello
i have two questions about diet for hypertensive patients.
1)should a hypertensive patient has a free salt diet or low salt diet?
2)doesn't a free diet worsen hypertension by increase of sodium and water reabsorption from kidney?
thanks
lina123
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hello frootbar
thank you so much for your response.
lina
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Check out the DASH diet for all your questions.
Low salt is the answer basically.

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