Alt Salt May Cut All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality

Large-scale salt substitution holds promise for reducing mortality with no elevated risk of serious harms, especially for older people at increased cardiovascular disease risk, a systematic review and meta-analysis by Australian researchers suggested., adds more evidence that broad adoption of potassium-rich salt substitutes for food preparation could have a significant effect on population health.

Seven of the 16 studies were conducted in China and Taiwan and seven were conducted in populations of older age and/or at higher cardiovascular risk. In addition, he said, since the longest follow-up of substitute use was 10 years,"we can't speak to benefits or harms beyond this time frame." While the substitutes appear safe as evidenced by low incidence of hyperkalemia or renal dysfunction, the evidence is scarce, heterogeneous, and weak, the authors stressed.

Approximately one third of otherwise health individuals are salt-sensitive, rising to more than 50% those with hypertension, andHow much impact could household food preparation with salt substitutes really have in North America where sodium consumption is largely driven by processed and takeout food?"While someone may make the switch to a salt substitute for home cooking, their sodium intake might still be very high if a lot of processed or takeaway foods are eaten," Dr Albarqouni...

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