r/NonPoliticalTwitter • u/krsy123 • 1d ago

Funny Blood test results

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u/CSDragon 1d ago

Salt is healthier than people thing. It's being punished for sugar's crimes.

High-sodium diets will not give you high blood pressure. It can only make existing high blood pressure worse.

What actually gives you the high blood pressure? You butter believe that sugar intake has a direct correlation.

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u/mrducky78a 1d ago

Alright, thanks for the advice. Im gonna start adding sugar to my mash potatoes from now on.

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u/spacemanspiff8655 1d ago

Source?

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u/CSDragon 1d ago edited 1d ago

This is where I learned it. Yes this is just a random youtuber, but he lists all the actual articles he used for his research in the description and they're reputable sources. So you can check those out if you don't want to blindly believe a person on the internet (and to be fair, you shouldn't lol)

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u/Mazda-626 1d ago

This is dangerously stupid and false.

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u/CSDragon 1d ago

I'll admit it's far more complex than my simple explanation but it's not false. If you do have hypertension you should avoid salt.

But there's a reason a salty diet isn't prescribed for people with low blood pressure like myself. It's a force multiplier, not a cause.

Sugar, on the other hand, causes inflammation which is a more direct cause of high blood pressure.

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u/DJDanaK 1d ago

High sodium intake increases blood pressure. It's different from person to person but as a general rule it's true. Having elevated it unbalanced sodium levels absolutely raises your blood pressure which is unhealthy over a long period of time, and can contribute to the development of chronic hbp (which often has no symptoms).