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If you're already eating a normal amount of salt, drinking one serving of electrolyte supplements could add enough extra sodium to raise your risk of heart problems.
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Dietary Sodium Intake and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis
Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis
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2020 Sep 25The study shows that every extra gram of salt you eat increases your heart disease risk, which supports the idea that getting a gram from supplements could be harmful if you're already eating a lot of salt.
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