Swapping Salt for Substitutes Reduces Risk of Stroke and Heart Conditions - Study

[appalachiablue]

- The Guardian, Aug. 9, 2022.

High blood pressure contributes to around half of all heart attacks and strokes in the UK.

Replacing regular salt with a salt substitute lowers blood pressure and protects against life-threatening heart conditions, stroke and death from all causes, research suggests. High consumption of salt composed of sodium chloride is known to drive blood pressure up, leading to poor cardiovascular health and posing a major risk of early death.

The study compiled results from 21 clinical trials, involving nearly 32,000 participants, published up to the end of August 2021 and reporting the effects of salt substitutes on blood pressure. The team found that salt substitutes reduced blood pressure in all participants, regardless of region, age, sex, weight and blood pressure-related factors.

Salt substitutes produce consistent blood pressure-lowering effects across geographies and diverse participant subsets,” the researchers write.

No adverse effects were detected from the increased intake of potassium chloride. The effect of potassium chloride added to salt substitutes has, however, raised concerns for people with kidney disease, who should limit dietary potassium intake...

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/aug/09/swapping-salt-for-substitutes-reduces-risk-of-stroke-and-heart-conditions-study

[msongs]

1. last physical the doc said eat more salt, I was too low nt

[Patterson]

2. I have wondered about getting too much potassium.

[no_hypocrisy]

3. There's a lot of recipes online for spice blends which can easily replace salt.

[appalachiablue]

4. Tx, good to know.

[Elessar Zappa]

5. I love salt too much to give it up.

I’ll accept the health risks.