The Food Industry’s Overuse Of Salt Contributes To Almost 100,000 American Deaths Every Year

The Food Industry’s Overuse Of Salt Contributes To Almost 100,000 American Deaths Every Year: pIn a new study published in the online edition of the British Medical Journal, researchers write that a 50 percent reduction in daily salt intake “could prevent approximately 100,000 deaths from heart attack and stroke in the United States every year.” Curbing salt intake by that high a margin is certainly a mean feat — [...]/p

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