The main lower-sodium salt substitute, according to the WHO is called potassium-enriched salt: this is salt where some of the sodium chloride has been replaced with potassium chloride. Potassium ...

Replacing regular salt with a salt substitute can reduce the chances of developing high blood pressure (hypertension) in ...

The WHO recently published guidelines on using lower-sodium salt substitutes to help reach this goal for disease prevention, stating the global effort to reduce sodium intake demands urgent action.

Xiong Ding, MPH, from Wuhan University in China, and colleagues evaluated the effects of salt substitutes versus regular salt on the incidence of recurrent stroke and mortality among patients with ...

Replacing regular salt with a salt substitute can reduce high blood pressure in older adults, a new study has found. Older ...

The WHO recently published guidelines on using lower-sodium salt substitutes to help reach this goal for disease prevention, stating the global effort to reduce sodium intake demands urgent action.

Read more in Guyer’s essay on the benefits of arming every school with a nurse. Salt substitutes as a way to lower risk of death, stroke Scientists have long understood that using salt ...

Switching to a salt substitute from regular sodium chloride significantly reduced the risks for stroke recurrence and death, offering patients a practical, low-cost therapeutic option, according ...

A new study has found that switching regular salt with a substitute that has a lower sodium content can help to reduce the risk of recurring stroke by up to 14 per cent and that of death by 12 per ...