Cutting down on salt intake could save millions of lives
February 12, 2013  14:33
If your constant As many as a half a million American lives could be saved if they all ate a fraction of a teaspoon of salt less every day, according to a new study.   The study found that a gradual decrease in salt consumption over a decade '" ending in a 40 percent reduction -- would prolong the lives of between 280,000 and 500,000 people by decreasing the risk of hypertension and heart disease.  
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