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Healthier salt could prevent millions of deaths from heart disease and stroke, study finds

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  • Switching to potassium-enriched salt could prevent almost three million deaths and 10 million cases of cardiovascular and kidney disease worldwide every year, researchers say.S1
  • Researchers from The George Institute for Global Health assessed the health benefits of switching the salt supply to potassium-enriched salt across 193 countries. They found almost 3 million deaths and 10 million new cases of cardiovascular and kidney disease...S2
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Healthier salt could prevent millions of deaths from heart disease and stroke, study finds

Switching to potassium-enriched salt could prevent almost three million deaths and 10 million cases of cardiovascular and kidney disease worldwide every year, researchers say.

2h Medicalxpress

A healthier form of salt could prevent millions of deaths from stroke and heart disease

Researchers from The George Institute for Global Health assessed the health benefits of switching the salt supply to potassium-enriched salt across 193 countries. They found almost…

Healthier salt could prevent millions of deaths from heart disease and stroke, study finds

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What to know

  • Switching to potassium-enriched salt could prevent almost three million deaths and 10 million cases of cardiovascular and kidney disease worldwide every year, researchers say.S1
  • Researchers from The George Institute for Global Health assessed the health benefits of switching the salt supply to potassium-enriched salt across 193 countries. They found almost 3 million deaths and 10 million new cases of cardiovascular and kidney disease...S2
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S1 Euronews 1 report · EN
S2 MedicalxpressLead 1 report · EN