Eating more fruits and veggies to get more potassium might help your heart even more, especially if you're already trying to eat less salt.

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Lowering Sodium Intake: Reduction and Substitution for Cardiovascular Health.

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2025 Jun 6

The study says that eating more fruits and veggies (which have potassium) while eating less salt helps your heart even more than just cutting salt alone — which is exactly what the claim says.

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Lowering Sodium Intake: Reduction and Substitution for Cardiovascular Health.

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DOI: 10.31083/ijvnr36289

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