Eating a lot of salt—more than 7 grams a day—might make people with high blood pressure more likely to have a heart attack, stroke, or even die sooner.

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Urinary sodium and potassium excretion, mortality, and cardiovascular events.

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2014 Aug 14

This study found that people who eat a lot of salt (7 grams or more per day) are 15% more likely to have heart problems or die, especially if they have high blood pressure—just like the claim says.

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Urinary sodium and potassium excretion, mortality, and cardiovascular events.

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DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1311889

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