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If you swap out regular table salt for a special salt that has less sodium and more potassium, it might help you have fewer strokes, heart problems, and even live longer — plus it could gently lower your blood pressure.

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Effect of Salt Substitution on Cardiovascular Events and Death.

Randomized Controlled Trial
Human
2021 Sep 16

This study gave people a special salt that has less sodium and more potassium, and found they had fewer strokes, heart problems, and deaths compared to those using regular salt — without dangerous side effects.

This study gave people who had a stroke a special salt with less sodium and more potassium, and found they had fewer strokes and were less likely to die compared to those using regular salt — proving the salt swap works.

This study looked at replacing regular salt with a mix that has less sodium and more potassium, and found it lowered blood pressure and reduced heart attacks, strokes, and deaths — exactly what the claim says.

This study tested a special salt with less sodium and more potassium, and found that people who used it had fewer strokes, heart problems, and deaths — just like the claim says. It also found that the extra potassium, not just less salt, was mostly responsible for the health benefits.

This study tested a special salt with less sodium and more potassium, and found that people who used it had fewer strokes, heart problems, and deaths — just like the claim says. It also found that the extra potassium, not just less salt, was mostly responsible for the health benefits.

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