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A high-salt diet can contribute to treatment resistant hypertension.US scientists assigned patients having resistant blood pressure--where even three medications cannot bring it down to the target level-to a low or high salt diet.Those on low-salt diet did better,as their systolic BP dropped by 22.6mmHg, and diastolic BP by 9.2 mmHg.The BP reduction achieved with low-salt diet was better than some antihypertensive drugs..