10: Salt and Hypertension. Expert Interview.

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https://www.escardio.org/Journals/E-Journal-of-Cardiology-Practice/Volume-22/salt-and-hypertension-current-viewsWhen you hear the word “salt” What’s the first thing that comes to the mind White crystals that give food its taste, pickles, potatoe chips, snacks, high blood pressure and low blood pressure…Whatever came across your mind, we must admit that salt is deeply rooted in our culture. In the roman times, it was called the white gold. A famous roman saying “Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him”. We say we have eaten bread and salt so we will remain faithful forever.But when it comes to medicine, many questions need to be answered. What’s the relation between salt and hypertension or hypotension? How much salt do we need to take to stay healthy? Which foods have high salt content and which foods are free of salt? Hello and welcome. My name is Hussien Heshmat, professor of cardiology, and this is my Cardio Buzz my weekly podcast where we provide updates on cardiology news, research, conferences, and products. These questions on salt were answered in a recent review article in the European society of cardiology E journal of clinical practice. I am placing a link to that nice and comprehensive review. And I am glad to interview today Prof Ghada Sayed, associate professor of cardiology at Cairo University, my colleague for almost 20 years. Dr Ghada has done lots of research on hypertension epidemiology including salt surveys, she shared in writing Egyptian hypertension guidelines in 2014, she moderate specialized hypertension clinics in Egypt, and she is also of course the author of the ESC review on salt and hypertension.