Vital Signs: Nostrums: Cutting Salt Has Little Effect on Heart Risk

Monday, July 11, 2011 - 16:10 in Health & Medicine

Cutting down on salt may lower blood pressure, but there is no evidence that it leads to fewer deaths or reduces the risk of heart attack or stroke in the long run, according to a new report.

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