Eating too much salt—more than 2,000 mg a day—can raise your chances of having a stroke or heart problems, and when whole populations eat less salt, people’s blood pressure tends to drop and fewer people die from heart disease.

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Dietary and Policy Priorities for Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, and Obesity: A Comprehensive Review

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2016 Jan 12

The study says eating less salty food helps prevent heart disease and stroke, which matches the claim that too much salt is bad for your heart.

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Dietary and Policy Priorities for Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, and Obesity: A Comprehensive Review

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DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.115.018585

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