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Salt and Banana Balance
Original Title
Dietary sodium-to-potassium ratio as a risk factor for stroke, cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality in Japan: the NIPPON DATA80 cohort study
doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-01163252%
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Methodology score · 52/100
Cohort Human
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Too much salt and not enough potassium in your diet can make you more likely to die from stroke or heart problems.
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Authors
Okayama A, Okuda N, Miura K, Okamura T, Hayakawa T, Akasaka H, Ohnishi H, Saitoh S, Arai Y, Kiyohara Y, Takashima N, Yoshita K, Fujiyoshi A, Zaid M, Ohkubo T, Ueshima H, NIPPON DATA80 Research Group