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Using salt substitutes instead of regular salt might help adults live longer and have fewer heart problems like heart attacks or strokes.

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Effects of salt substitutes on clinical outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis
Human
2022 Sep 26

This study looked at people who used salt substitutes instead of regular salt and found they were less likely to die from heart problems or have heart attacks — exactly as the claim says.

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Effects of salt substitutes on clinical outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Score: 48
DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2022-321332

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