High salt intake is believed to have adverse effects on blood pressure levels in humans. Now, for the first time, it has been shown to increase blood pressure in chimpanzees (pages 1009–1016).
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Dyer, A., Stamler, R., Elliott, P. et al. Dietary salt and blood pressure. Nat Med 1, 994–996 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm1095-994
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