Cutting A Teaspoon Of Salt Is Comparable To Taking Blood Pressure Medication
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- Fri 17 Nov 2023
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- https://www.npr.org/2023/11/17/1198908628/high-blood-pressure-salt-sodium-cutting-out-teaspoon
How much salt is too much salt?
Most likely, the amount you're consuming.
A new study published this week in the journal JAMA found that cutting one teaspoon of salt a day results in a decline in blood pressure comparable to taking medication. Plus, other science news from this week, like the oldest confirmed black hole and how climate change and pollution are causing a big imbalance in the sexes of turtles.
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