Virginia Public Health Association - Harvard Finds High Sodium Diets Linked to 1.65 Million Annual Deaths Worldwide

Harvard Finds High Sodium Diets Linked to 1.65 Million Annual Deaths Worldwide

03 Sep 2014 12:56 PM | Deleted user

Excessive salt consumption may be behind one in 10 deaths from heart disease and stroke worldwide — one in five for people younger than 70. The global total for annual deaths linked to sodium may be as high as 1.65 million.