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The UN must make reducing salt intake a global health priority, say UK scientists. Writing in the British Medical Journal they say a 15% cut in consumption could save 8.5 million lives around the world over the next decade.
Makes perfect sense, as salt and blood pressure rise is interlinked. Although this is the first time I've seen scientists actually wanting it to be prioritized in this way.
The researchers say there is a "consistent, direct relation between salt intake and blood pressure". High blood pressure in turn is linked to heart disease, stroke and kidney problems. They point to the US, where cutting salt intake by a third would save tens of thousands of lives and save up to $24 billion annually in health care costs.
Makes perfect sense, as salt and blood pressure rise is interlinked. Although this is the first time I've seen scientists actually wanting it to be prioritized in this way.
The researchers say there is a "consistent, direct relation between salt intake and blood pressure". High blood pressure in turn is linked to heart disease, stroke and kidney problems. They point to the US, where cutting salt intake by a third would save tens of thousands of lives and save up to $24 billion annually in health care costs.
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