If you're over 60 and have had a stroke or high blood pressure, switching to a special salt that has less sodium and more potassium might help you live longer — it could lower your chance of dying from any cause by about 12%.

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Effect of Salt Substitution on Cardiovascular Events and Death.

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human

2021 Sep 16

This study gave older adults with high blood pressure or past strokes a special salt that has less sodium and more potassium, and found that fewer of them died compared to those using normal salt. The numbers match the claim perfectly.

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Effect of Salt Substitution on Cardiovascular Events and Death.

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DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2105675

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