BEIJING, March 13 (Chinese medianet) -- A very modest reductionin salt intake by one gram a day could bring downthe number of heart-related deaths by 200,000 over a decade,according to a new study.
The study by the American Heart Association also saidthere would be 250,000 fewer new cases of heart disease if Americans used reduced daily salt intake in the next ten years.
Study researcher Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of medicine and epidemiology at the University of California, San Franciscosaid, "A very modest decrease in the amount of salt -- hardly detectable in the taste of food -- can have dramatic health benefits for the U.S.”
“We found that everyone in the U.S. would benefit, but the benefits would be particularly great for African-Americans, who are more likely to have high blood pressure and whose blood pressure is more likely to be sensitive to salt," she said.
"In the last three decades salt consumption has jumped by 50 percent in the last three decades. Currently Americans consume 9 grams to 12 grams of salt a day, or 3,600 to 4,800 milligrams of sodium, with a majority coming from processed foods. Many health organizations recommend only 5 grams to 6 grams a day, which is 2,000 to 2,400 milligrams of sodium, which puts current consumption way over that limit," according to Bibbins-Domingo.
The researchers used a computer simulation called the Coronary Heart Disease Policy Model to estimate the impact of reducing salt by 0 grams to 6 grams on heart disease and deaths from heart disease for the study.
(Agencies)
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