Dangers of low-sodium dietsThe study is very important for those who have high blood pressure, Mente said. For people with a normal blood pressure, the study found a high-sodium diet was not associated with cardiovascular disease. A recent global study conducted by researchers of the Population Health Research Institute of McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences found low-sodium diets actually increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and death compared to diets with average sodium consumption. They rely on the clinical trials of blood pressure measurements and then extrapolate that data. At the time, the average daily sodium intake for Canadians was around 3.4 grams.

Source: CBC News May 22, 2016 18:30 UTC