Well, finally … What we do know from other research is that eating less salt will lower blood pressure and cardiovascular risk in people with existing hypertension, but critics argue that for the rest of the population the advice on salt consumption should be taken with, well, a pinch of salt. I always did. I have a rule of thumb; if politicians tell me to do something for my own good , it is likely as not nothing of the sort and I will do the opposite. Tags: salt , more+bolloc