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Sara Is Perplexed by the Following Situation - Grandmother Matilda

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Sara is perplexed by the following situation - Grandmother Matilda (mother's mother) eats all of the salt she wants and her blood pressure is normal. On the other hand, her Uncle Frank (father's brother) never salts his food at the table and avoids foods that are high in sodium, and he has to take medication so that is blood pressure is normal. How would you explain to Sara why salt restriction works for some, but not all people, for control of blood pressure?


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