Study Warns: Consuming Too Much Salt Could Cause Inflammation In Brain, Lead To High BP

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Updated Aug 25, 2025 | 01:00 PM IST

SummaryThe study warns that overdoing salt does not just raise your blood pressure through your kidneys. It could actually set off a chain reaction in your brain that ends up with your arteries under siege. While most of us have been taught that hypertension largely stems from the kidneys, this study flips that idea on its head. Certain types of high blood pressure, it turns out, may actually start in the brain.

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