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Cutting A Teaspoon Of Salt Is Comparable To Taking Blood Pressure Medication
Episode 980
Published 2 years, 5 months ago
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How much salt is too much salt?
Most likely, the amount you're consuming.
A new study published this week in the journal JAMA found that cutting one teaspoon of salt a day results in a decline in blood pressure comparable to taking medication. Plus, other science news from this week, like the oldest confirmed black hole and how climate change and pollution are causing a big imbalance in the sexes of turtles.
Got other science news for us to consider? Email us at shortwave@npr.org.
Most likely, the amount you're consuming.
A new study published this week in the journal JAMA found that cutting one teaspoon of salt a day results in a decline in blood pressure comparable to taking medication. Plus, other science news from this week, like the oldest confirmed black hole and how climate change and pollution are causing a big imbalance in the sexes of turtles.
Got other science news for us to consider? Email us at shortwave@npr.org.