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Salt does not cause high blood pressure per RCTs

The belief that salt causes high blood pressure, which has been the basis of dietary advice since the 1980s, is not supported by the evidence from randomized controlled trials — you would never conclude salt causes hypertension from that evidence alone.

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Speaker

Gary Taubes

Evidence Quote

unless god tells you personally that salt caused high blood pressure you'd never conclude that from the evidence from the randomized control trials

Source

74 - What Should We EatMaking Sense with Sam Harris
Created: 6/14/2026, 1:54:35 AM

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