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First direct evidence to show cost-effectiveness of salt substitutes on cardiovascular outcomes

GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH Replacing table salt with a reduced-sodium, added-potassium ‘salt substitute’ is cost-saving and prevents death and disease in people at high risk of having a stroke, according to new research. Salt substitution has been shown to reduce stroke risk by 14 percent and the number of strokes and heart attacks combined...