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Cutting A Teaspoon Of Salt Is Comparable To Taking Blood Pressure Medication
Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:09:09
Publish Date: 2023-11-17 08:00:59
Description: How much salt is too much salt?

Most likely, the amount you're consuming.

A new study published this week in the journal JAMA found that cutting one teaspoon of salt a day results in a decline in blood pressure comparable to taking medication. Plus, other science news from this week, like the oldest confirmed black hole and how climate change and pollution are causing a big imbalance in the sexes of turtles.

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