Why the study?
Does high salt intake increase the risk of stroke and cardiovascular disease?
Does high salt intake increase the risk of stroke and cardiovascular disease?
High salt intake is associated with significantly increased risk of stroke and total cardiovascular disease, supporting population-level salt reduction.
Supports cautious dietary salt advice in prevention; leaves open RCT confirmation of causality for stroke and CVD.
High salt intake is associated with significantly increased risk of stroke and total cardiovascular disease. Because of imprecision in measurement of salt intake, these effect sizes are likely to be underestimated. These results support the role of a substantial population reduction in salt intake for the prevention of cardiovascular disease.
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