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Our bodies evolved to handle less than a teaspoon of salt per day, but most people today eat 10 times that much, which may be too much for our systems.
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Links between dietary salt intake, renal salt handling, blood pressure, and cardiovascular diseases.
Narrative Review
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2005 AprThe study says our bodies evolved to handle very little salt—less than a teaspoon a day—but now we eat way more, which harms our hearts and blood pressure. So yes, our bodies aren’t built for today’s salty diets.
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