Some recent studies say cutting salt might not help, but they have big flaws—so we probably shouldn't change public health advice based on them.

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Sodium, Blood Pressure, and Cardiovascular Disease: Further Evidence Supporting the American Heart Association Sodium Reduction Recommendations

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2012 Dec 11

The study agrees that the research questioning low-sodium diets has serious flaws, so it supports keeping current healthy eating advice.

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Sodium, Blood Pressure, and Cardiovascular Disease: Further Evidence Supporting the American Heart Association Sodium Reduction Recommendations

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DOI: 10.1161/CIR.0b013e318279acbf

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