Low Sodium Diet Video  Low Sodium Diet  A low sodium diet is
important to achieve good blood pressure control for patients
with high blood pressure. A low sodium diet can also be useful
for certain patients with kidney disease or liver disease,
particularly those with too much fluid on the body.  A low
sodium diet is important for individuals with hypertension
because lowering salt intake directly results in lower blood
pressure.  Second, taking in less salt makes the body more
responsive to the blood pressure medications that may be
required. Most patients with high blood pressure still require
blood pressure medicines in addition to diet, but they often
need fewer medications or lower dosages than otherwise would be
the case, and that is a good thing.  Ideally, each patient
should have detailed individual instruction with a dietician and
that is recommended to you. However, as a cardiologist, I have
seen hundreds of patients who were referred to me because their
blood pressure was difficult to control, who