Skipping the salt can reduce heart disease risk by almost 20%, study finds: ‘Know what you are consuming’
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Skipping the salt could slash heart disease risk by nearly 20%, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the European Society of Cardiology, which was held in Amsterdam this week.
If it goes untreated, atrial fibrillation can cause life-threatening conditions including stroke, heart failure and blood clots. "Salt increases your body’s water retention and can increase blood pressure, which is a leading cause of cardiovascular disease." Melissa Rudy is health editor and a member of the lifestyle team at Fox News Digital.
The researchers analyzed data from the UK Biobank, which includes more than 500,000 participants in the U.K. between the ages of 40 and 70.
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