People today eat way more salt than our ancestors did, but less of other important minerals like potassium and magnesium—and this mix is linked to why so many people today have high blood pressure.

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Sodium intake and hypertension.

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2006 Sep-Oct

This study says we eat way too much salt and not enough good minerals like potassium and magnesium today, and that’s why so many people have high blood pressure. When people cut back on salt and eat more of those good minerals, their blood pressure goes down.

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Sodium intake and hypertension.

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DOI: 10.1016/J.PCAD.2006.07.001

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