Salt reduction helps, but...

 MODERATE reductions in the amount of salt people eat doesn't reduce their likelihood of dying or experiencing cardiovascular disease, according to a systematic review published in the latest edition of The Cochrane Library.
There is lots of evidence that reducing dietary salt intake reduces blood pressure and the researchers did see some indication of this occurring. "Intensive support and encouragement to reduce salt intake did lead to a reduction in salt eaten and a small reduction in blood pressure after more than six months," says lead author Professor Rod Taylor, who works at the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Exeter.
Professor Taylor said health practitioners need to find more effective ways of reducing salt intake that are both practicable and inexpensive. "We believe that we didn't see big benefits in this study because the people in the trials we analysed only reduced their salt intake by a moderate amount, so the effect on blood pressure and heart disease was not large," he said.Highsnobiety Style