# Do you put salt on your pizza?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-put-salt-on-your-pizza/694282>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 28, 2014, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-put-salt-on-your-pizza/694282 "2014-07-28T22:40:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-put-salt-on-your-pizza/694282/61 "2014-07-31T09:28:08Z")

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> [@Nava](#):
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> I’m under doctors orders to eat with extra salt (low BP) …

But I thought we determined that salt does not raise blood pressure? 😕

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**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-put-salt-on-your-pizza/694282/62 "2014-07-31T10:22:07Z")

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> [@Siam\_Sam](#):
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> But I thought we determined that salt does not raise blood pressure? 😕

[Here’s the link](http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/its-time-to-end-the-war-on-salt/) from **DougK** in post #24.  
However, I also know of at least two people who have been instructed to eat a low-sodium diet because of high BP. So either many doctors disagree with the premise in the linked article, or they are unaware.

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**Author:** ![dwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwyr/32/363_2.png) [@dwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwyr)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2014, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-put-salt-on-your-pizza/694282/63 "2014-08-01T00:21:02Z")

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> [@chiroptera](#):
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> [Here’s the link](http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/its-time-to-end-the-war-on-salt/) from **DougK** in post #24.  
> However, I also know of at least two people who have been instructed to eat a low-sodium diet because of high BP. So either many doctors disagree with the premise in the linked article, or they are unaware.

It seems to be a complicated issue. I’ve craved salt since I was a kid. I developed high blood pressure a few years ago and was put on a diuretic - it flushes sodium out. My blood pressure went from around 170/100 to, as of a few seconds ago, 124/75. I know too that the more salt I eat the more trips I make to the bathroom so it’s become a bit easier to avoid. Processed foods are crammed full of the stuff so I cook more which is nice really. I don’t use any salt substitutes, just less salt in general. Interestingly, as I’ve cut back on salt usage I think I can taste it more than I used to meaning it doesn’t take as much as I used to use to enhance a dish.

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