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Salt and Banana Balance for Heart Health

Original Title

Dietary sodium to potassium ratio is an independent predictor of cardiovascular events: a longitudinal follow-up study

doi:10.1186/s12889-023-15618-7
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Moderate Quality

Methodology score · 47/100

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What’s the bottom line?

Eating too much salt and not enough potassium (like from fruits and veggies) can hurt your heart. This study checks if the balance between salt and potassium matters more than just one of them.

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Authors

Mosallanezhad Z, Jalali M, Bahadoran Z, Mirmiran P, Azizi F