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References:

1) Review of MSG: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10736382

2) Sources of sodium: He FJ, MacGregor GA. Reducing population salt intake worldwide: from evidence to implementation. Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2010; 52:363.

3) DASH diet study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11136953

4) TOHP study: https://www.bmj.com/content/334/7599/885.long

5) John Ioannidis' editorial: https://academic.oup.com/ije/article/45/1/264/2364034

6) Prison study editorial: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.118.11103

7) Alcohol Abstinence in Drinkers with Atrial Fibrillation: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1817591