A new study involving more than 95,000 people in 369 communities across 18 countries found that salt intake may not be as damaging to health as is usually claimed. Sodium intake was associated with cardiovascular disease and strokes only in communities where mean intake was greater than 5 g/day.

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A new study involving more than 95,000 people in 369 communities across 18 countries found that salt intake may not be as damaging to health as is usually claimed. Sodium intake was associated with cardiovascular disease and strokes only in communities where mean intake was greater than 5 g/day.