High blood pressure is one of the world’s most common health problems and affects more than one billion adults. If left untreated, high blood pressure greatly increases the risk of heart attack, stroke, heart failure, kidney disease, and other life-threatening conditions. Doctors have long advised people with high blood pressure to reduce the amount of sodium, or salt, in their diets. If you care about high blood pressure, please read studies about what to eat and to avoid for high blood pressure, and 12 foods that lower blood pressure. For more health information, please see recent studies about the connection between potato and high blood pressure, and how to eat your way to healthy blood pressure.