I have high blood pressure and need to consume as little sodium as possible. Considering this, is it necessary to avoid cheese a

It's a matter of total sodium per day.  If you don't eat anything else with salt, a little cheese (1 to 3 oz) once in a while won't hurt.  To lower your blood pressure with a good eating plan, check out the DASH eating plan, low sodium (1200mg sodium/day)  - Get your free plan at:

  http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash/new_dash.pdf

Good luck, you can do this!