Using salt substitutes doesn’t really help prevent strokes — out of 1000 people, maybe just one less person will have a stroke over time.

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Impact of sodium intake on blood pressure, mortality and major cardiovascular events: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

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2025

This study looked at whether replacing regular salt with salt substitutes helps prevent strokes, and found it only prevents about 1 extra stroke per 1000 people — which means it hardly makes a difference, just like the claim says.

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Impact of sodium intake on blood pressure, mortality and major cardiovascular events: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

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DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2024.2434166

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