Salt sensitivity isn't even universal among folks with high blood pressure. Many people with high blood pressure do not experience an increase in blood pressure with increased salt intake.
I'm on meds for high blood pressure, but I've been told by several doctors that I don't have to worry about salt content for several reasons. It doesn't seem to affect my blood pressure, and my blood sodium levels tend to be on the very low side (on several occasions too low, once to the point I had to take a prescription sodium supplement).
I do tend to eat a relatively low-salt diet, because I was raised in a family that always reduced or cut the salt from all recipes, and salt was virtually never put on the table at meals (corn on the cob and fresh tomatoes were about the only exceptions).
For the most part, I continue that habit, but I'm lucky not to have to watch sodium too carefully, just because my body seems to shed it fairly easily (possibly because I do eat a lot of potassium-rich foods).
I do retain water with salt, but that's easily remedied (and sometimes even preventable) just by drinking extra water along with or after eating saltier foods.
There are some other health issues associated with sodium, so it really is good advice to check with your own doctor before deciding that you should or shouldn't watch sodium levels.
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