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

3 outlets · first reported by Medical Xpress 7d ago · latest 7d ago · 11 hours of coverage · 2 countries

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  1. 7d ago
    first Medical Xpress indie
    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 3 million deaths and 10 million new cases of cardiovascular and kidney disease could be prevented globally each year…

  2. 7d ago
    Euronews Health France indie study
    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.

  3. 7d ago
    Healthline mainstream
    Healthier Salt Substitute May Prevent Millions of Deaths From Heart Disease

    New research suggests a healthier form of salt could prevent more than 10 million new cases of heart and kidney disease worldwide each year. Eva-Katalin/E+/Getty Images Swapping regular table salt for potassium-enriched salt could prevent nearly 105,000 U.S. deaths a year and millions of deaths…

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