Saturday, January 23, 2010

Even Small Dietary Reductions In Salt Could Mean Fewer Heart Attacks, Strokes And Deaths

New research suggests reducing salt in the American diet by as little as one-half teaspoon (or three grams) per day could prevent nearly 100,000 heart attacks and 92,000 deaths each year. (Credit: iStockphoto/Donald Gruener)

From Science Daily:

Science Daily (Jan. 21, 2010) — Reducing salt in the American diet by as little as one-half teaspoon (or three grams) per day could prevent nearly 100,000 heart attacks and 92,000 deaths each year, according to a new study. Such benefits are on par with the benefits from reductions in smoking and could save the United States about $24 billion in healthcare costs, the researchers add.

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