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Researchers find reducing salt in everyday foods could prevent tens of thousands of heart attacks and strokes

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Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Veserr@sh.itjust.works⁩ to ⁨unitedkingdom@feddit.uk⁩

https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-01-27-researchers-find-reducing-salt-everyday-foods-could-prevent-tens-thousands-heart

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  • Hansae@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    … please not another sugar tax I dont want weird tasting salt substitutes in my crisps.

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  • Thorry@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Wtf is this headline? The money the NHS saves is the important part? Why is that even mentioned, sure it’s a useful side effect perhaps. But even if it costs more money, isn’t reducing heart attacks and strokes the important part?

    Also “Without the public having to change eating habits” is BS. If you reduce the salt, by definition you are changing the eating habits. And in my experience, food with less salt tastes like shit. In the EU the amount of salt on crisps has been reduced. Which is a good thing for health reasons, however all crisps tastes like cardboard now. My favorite snack have been ruined. I still buy the crisps to enjoy on a Saturday evening with some beer and a movie, but when I eat then I regret it instantly. I know it’s not healthy, neither the the alcohol nor the crisps, but can it at least taste good if it kills me?

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  • Korhaka@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Shame, as salt makes things taste so much better and is one good option for preserving produce. Lactoferments such as cabbage plus salt and time becomes sauerkraut.

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  • Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Double the salt? Got it!

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    • Blackmist@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      It’ll certainly save on those pension contributions.

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