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Why High Salt Consumption Alone Will Not Increase Your Heart Disease Risk

Too Much Salt

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  • New preliminary research findings suggest excessive salt consumption contributed to 2.3 million heart-related deaths worldwide in 2010; 42 percent from coronary heart disease and 41 percent from stroke

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