Sodium causes high blood pressure.

Meaning: This means that eating too much salty food can make your blood pressure go up.

Choice of Words: Sodium is a mineral found in salt. Causes means to make something happen. High means a large amount of something. Blood is the red liquid that flows through your body. Pressure is the force of something pushing against something else. When you put them together, it means that too much sodium in your body can make the force of your blood pushing against the walls of your blood vessels higher than it should be.

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Too much salt can raise your blood pressure.

Meaning: This means the same thing as the first sentence, but it uses different words.

Choice of Words: Salt is another name for sodium. Raise means to make something higher. When you put these words together, it means that eating too much salt can make your blood pressure go up.

Eating salty foods can make your heart work harder.

Meaning: This means that eating too much salt can make your heart work harder, which can lead to health problems.

Choice of Words: Salty foods are foods that contain a lot of salt. Heart is the organ that pumps blood around your body. Work harder means to have to do more work than usual. When you put these words together, it means that eating too much salty food can make your heart have to work harder to pump blood.

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