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Study shows salt substitutes help to maintain healthy blood pressure in older adults

Replacing regular salt with a potassium-enriched alternative reduces high and low blood pressure episodes in people with hypertension, as highlighted in a recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
The use of a salt substitute lowers the chances of developing hypertension by 40% compared to regular salt users, according to the same study.
The study suggests that replacing regular salt with potassium-enriched substitutes can benefit the whole population, regardless of hypertension status.

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Swapping in a salt substitute may significantly lower risk of high blood pressure

Lowering the amount of salt in the diet by using a salt substitute may significantly decrease the risk of developing high blood pressure, new research suggests.

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Study shows salt substitutes help to maintain healthy blood pressure in older adults

The replacement of regular salt with a salt substitute can reduce incidences of hypertension, or high blood pressure, in older adults without increasing their risk of low blood pressure episodes, according to a recent study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. People who used a salt substitute had a 40% lower incidence and likelihood of experiencing hypertension compared to those who used regular salt.

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Salt Substitute Reduces Risk for New Hypertension

Among older adults with normal blood pressure, replacing table salt with salt substitute reduced the incidence of hypertension vs a usual salt group, in the DECIDE-Salt trial.

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Salt Substitute For Hypertension: Study Says It Reduces Low, High Blood Pressure Episodes

Replacing regular salt with a potassium-enriched alternative reduces the chances of high and low blood pressure episodes in people with hypertension, according to findings of a recent study.

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Salt substitute cuts hypertension risk among older adults with normal blood pressure

Replacing usual salt with a potassium-enriched salt substitute in the kitchens of elder care facilities in China for 2 years reduced risk for incident hypertension by approximately 40% for adults with normal BP, data show.A post hoc analysis of the DECIDE-Salt study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology also showed the use of a salt substitute for people without

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Swapping in a salt substitute may significantly lower risk of high blood pressure

Swapping in a salt substitute may significantly lower risk of high blood pressure

Study shows salt substitutes help to maintain healthy blood pressure in older adults

Study shows salt substitutes help to maintain healthy blood pressure in older adults

Salt Substitute Reduces Risk for New Hypertension

Salt Substitute Reduces Risk for New Hypertension

Salt Substitute For Hypertension: Study Says It Reduces Low, High Blood Pressure Episodes

Salt Substitute For Hypertension: Study Says It Reduces Low, High Blood Pressure Episodes

Salt substitute cuts hypertension risk among older adults with normal blood pressure

Salt substitute cuts hypertension risk among older adults with normal blood pressure

What are the 10 foods that lower blood pressure?

What are the 10 foods that lower blood pressure?

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