In fact, he said, salt consumption in this country has remained constant for the last 100 years.

Yes, Dr. Alderman said, there does seem to be a relationship between salt consumption and blood pressure.

Moreover, he said, there are not even any data pointing to an optimum salt consumption.

In this, they agree with the American Heart Association, which says everyone should restrict salt consumption.

This table shows the increase in capacity obtained with greater salt consumption, and economical running generally has to be a compromise between these two factors.

For example, many used one-day urine samples to determine average salt consumption.

The effect of salt consumption on long term health outcomes is controversial.

Some studies have shown little connection between salt consumption and blood pressure.

Third, the general public is unlikely to be harmed by minimizing salt consumption, so why not continue to push for a reduction?

Researchers based their estimates of salt consumption on what they perceived as a typical diet.