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- Salt not as damaging to health as previously thought, says study https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/aug/09/salt-not-as-damaging-to-health-as-previously-thought-says-study 226 comments
- A new study involving more than 95,000 people in 369 communities across 18 countries found that salt intake may not be as damaging to health as is usually claimed. Sodium intake was associated with cardiovascular disease and strokes only in communities where mean intake was greater than 5 g/day. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/aug/09/salt-not-as-damaging-to-health-as-previously-thought-says-study 13 comments science
- Salt not as damaging to health as previously thought - The WHO recommends cutting sodium intake to no more than 2g a day, but no country has ever managed to get population salt or sodium intake that low, the authors point out, and it may be pointless to try in countries like the UK and the US. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/aug/09/salt-not-as-damaging-to-health-as-previously-thought-says-study 44 comments science
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- Some Chinese ready meals found to have more salt than 11 bags of crisps | Health | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/mar/13/calls-for-warnings-on-astonishingly-salty-chinese-food 6 comments
- https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/piis0140-6736(18)31376-x/fulltext 5 comments
- A danger to public health? Uproar as scientist urges us to eat more salt | Nutrition | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/aug/08/a-danger-to-public-health-uproar-as-scientist-urges-us-to-eat-more-salt 0 comments
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