Decreasing Sodium Can Prevent This and Save Lives
by Food Tank on Jun 13, 2014 | Views: 460 | Score: 1
| Reducing Sodium Content in American Food By 9.4% Would Prevent This | |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 513.885 |
| Heart Attacks | 480.358 |
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A study shows that by reducing sodium by 9.4% the U.S could save $32.1 billion in direct medical costs. Not only this, but by lowering the sodium content in food, this could help prevent heart attacks and strokes and can increase life-years of U.S adults.