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Blood pressure may continue to build as water is consumed hours after salt is ingested<ref name="Anderson"> J. Anderson, Colorado State University Extension food and nutrition specialist and professor; L. Young, M.S., former graduate student; and E. Long, graduate student, food science and human nutrition. 11/98. Revised 8/08.</ref>. As excess sodium is excreted by the kidneys, blood pressure drops accordingly<ref name="Anderson"/>. Diets that consistently contain high salt content will increase blood pressure over time. Fortunately, as many studies have shown, limiting salt intake in the diet can reverse these effects.
As most hypertension is [[essential hypertension]], it is unlikely that a single factor can attributed to the cause of hypertension in most hypertensive patients<ref>Carretero OA, Oparil S (January 2000). "Essential hypertension. Part I: definition and etiology". Circulation 101 (3): 329–35</ref>.
=== DASH-Sodium Study ===
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