Salt substitutes a good option for people with a history of stroke

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Chinese and Australian researchers say salt substitutes could help reduce the risk of stroke or death in patients with a history of stroke. Salt substitutes have reduced levels of sodium, and additional levels of potassium, and the researchers suggest this change-up could have positive outcomes. They found, from their trial of over 15,000 people with stroke, the salt substitute led to a 14% reduction in the risk of recurrent stroke, and a 12% reduction in mortality.

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conference: JAMA Cardiology

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Organisation/s: George Institute for Global Health, The University of New South Wales, Wuhan University, China

Funder: This study was supported in part by the Kunshan Municipal Government research funding. The salt substitute was provided by Jiangsu Sinokone Technology Co Ltd for free. The SSaSS is funded by grants APP1049417 and APP1164206 from the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council.

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