In China, people who used a special spoon that measures exactly 2 grams of salt ended up eating less salt than those who switched to low-salt seasoning—suggesting that changing how you cook might work better than just swapping out your salt.

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Associations Between Salt‐Restriction Spoons and Long‐Term Changes in Urinary Na+/K+ Ratios and Blood Pressure: Findings From a Population‐Based Cohort

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2020 Jul 21

People in the study who used a special spoon that measures exactly 2 grams of salt ate less salt over time, and their blood pressure improved. This suggests that changing how you cook with a simple tool works better than just swapping salt for a 'low-sodium' version.

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Associations Between Salt‐Restriction Spoons and Long‐Term Changes in Urinary Na+/K+ Ratios and Blood Pressure: Findings From a Population‐Based Cohort

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DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.119.014897

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People in China who used a special spoon that measures exactly 2 grams of salt while cooking for three years ended up excreting less salt in their urine than those who didn’t use it—meaning the spoon helped them eat less salt.

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In China, people who cook with a lot of salt and actually use a special spoon to measure less salt ended up excreting much less salt in their urine than people who didn’t use the spoon — showing that using the tool correctly makes it work better.

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