Reduce Salt Intake – Lower Stroke, CVD

Medical News: Shaking the Salt Habit Cuts Stroke, CV Disease – in Cardiovascular, Prevention from MedPage Today

A decrease of 5 grams of salt a day (about one teaspoon) was associated with a 23% lower stroke rate and up to 17% less total cardiovascular disease, reported Pasquale Strazzullo, MD, of the “Federico II” University of Naples, Italy, and colleagues online in BMJ.