A Healthier Form of Salt Could Prevent Millions of Deaths From Stroke and Heart Disease

Switching to potassium-enriched salt could prevent millions of global deaths

Researchers from The George Institute for Global Health assessed the health benefits of switching the salt supply to potassium-enriched salt across 193 countries.

Heart-healthy salt could prevent 12,000 deaths a year

Researchers found replacing regular salt with a potassium-enriched version could also prevent 60,000 cases of cardiovascular and kidney disease annually in the UK.

Healthier salt could prevent millions of deaths

Switching to potassium-enriched salt could prevent almost three million deaths and 10 million cases of cardiovascular and kidney disease worldwide every year, researchers say.

A healthier form of salt could prevent millions of deaths from stroke and heart disease

Researchers from The George Institute for Global Health assessed the health benefits of switching the salt supply to potassium-enriched salt across 193 countries. They found almost 3 million deaths and 10 million new cases of cardiovascular and kidney disease could be prevented globally each year. The research is published in Nature Health.