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Do people who like salty food eat more salt?

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Taste Preference for Salt Predicts Salt Intake in a Chinese Population

doi:10.3390/nu16132090
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Methodology score · 44/100

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Scientists asked adults in China how much they liked salty food and then measured the salt in their pee for 24 hours to see how much salt they really ate.

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Authors

He Q, Du X, Wang L, Fang Y, Zhong J, Hu R