The article specifically points out the scientifically demonstrated opposite relationship between salt intake and blood pressure than the one you have stated here. "It is fairly well known" is nearly always weaselspeak for unfounded opinion, especially in this case.
I'm tired of this from people who discuss eating habits, because personal changes are personal yet many people interpret them as scientific. If you argue about eating on the Internet, step back and understand that your experiences will always vary. Just own that it's an opinion, and I won't begrudge you an opinion. I'll call it wrong, but I'll let you have it. It's your opinion.
By my reading, the article simply presents evidence that a "broad recommendation" that the public reduce salt consumption may not justified...included is one of the reasons I mention in the first sentence of my reply--the variation in salt-sensitivity from individual to individual in a population...some will benefit, others may see either very marginal gains, or none at all...
We disagree on whether or not the article presents evidence of a scientifically "opposite" relationship...suggesting that there is not enough evidence to support proposing a course of action is not the same as saying that proposing that course of action is clearly contraindicated...
A reduction in salt intake is one of several recommendations that a physician will make if you're diagnosed with hypertension...there are others...weight loss, exercise, medication, etc...any, or all combined, may contribute to lowering your blood pressure...if you have a high salt-sensitivity, as some segments of the population do, you can expect gains...if not, then not...
Recommending bodies, in instances like this, primarily concern themselves with an intended effect on a population...statistics serve a purpose, but don't as readily apply to individuals, as you correctly infer later on in your reply...e.g.,"your mileage may vary"...
Science is a beautiful self-correcting mechanism...given time...it may eventually be decided that recommending salt reduction is harmful as a general strategy...in that case your contention that a "scientifically demonstrated opposite relationship" is what's being pointed out in the article may be eventually be validated...
I don't think we're there yet...hence, I think the jury is still "out"...
I'm tired of this from people who discuss eating habits, because personal changes are personal yet many people interpret them as scientific. If you argue about eating on the Internet, step back and understand that your experiences will always vary. Just own that it's an opinion, and I won't begrudge you an opinion. I'll call it wrong, but I'll let you have it. It's your opinion.