KIXS FM 108 » journal of the american medical association http://kixs.com The Country Leader Thu, 23 May 2013 08:01:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Is Salt Actually Good for You? http://kixs.com/is-salt-actually-good-for-you/ http://kixs.com/is-salt-actually-good-for-you/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 11:00:12 +0000 Amory Gritta http://kixs.com/?p=3854 A new development in the battle against salt is leading some scientists to question whether a low-sodium diet is actually healthy for you.

In a study published Wednesday by the Journal of the American Medical Association, Belgian researches "estimated sodium intake of nearly 3,700 participants, with an average age of about 40, by measuring sodium in their urine at the beginning and end of the study."

What they found was that the people with the lowest amount of sodium intake "had no greater protection against high blood pressure after eight years than those who consumed the highest levels," according to the Boston Globe.

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