The People's Pharmacy

Show 1160: How Good Is the Evidence for Cutting Salt?

04.12.2019 - By Joe and Terry GraedonPlay

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For decades, public health experts have been admonishing Americans to cut the salt in our diets. In fact, the American Heart Association recommends that we limit ourselves to 2,300 mg of sodium daily. That’s about one teaspoon. Ideally, the AHA says, we would get less than 1,500 mg of this crucial mineral every day.  Should […]

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