JAMA: Eating 3,000 mg per day of salt or more appears to have no adverse
effect on blood pressure in adolescent girls, while those girls who
consumed 2,400 mg per day or more of potassium had lower blood pressure
at the end of adolescence, according to an article published online by
JAMA Pediatrics. The scientific community has historically believed most people in the
United States consume too much salt in their diets. The current
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
recommends limiting sodium intake to less than 2,300 mg per day for
healthy individuals between the ages of 2 and 50. The relationship
between dietary sodium and blood pressure in children and adolescents is
largely unexamined in prospective studies, according to the study
background.
