CDC: Most adults should restrict salt but don't

Friday, March 27, 2009 - 06:07 in Health & Medicine

(AP) -- Seven out of 10 Americans should restrict their salt consumption, but very few of them do, according to a new government study. About 145 million U.S. adults are thought to be more sensitive to salt - a group that includes anyone with high blood pressure, African-Americans and everyone older than 40.

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