Salt substitute ‘could prevent thousands of strokes and heart attacks’

In the case of heart attacks, there were 49.09 events per 1,000 person-years among those consuming the substitute as opposed to 56.29 events for salt-eaters

New research suggests thousands of strokes and heart attacks could be prevented annually in the UK if diners were to replace salt with a common substitute 

Thousands of strokes and heart attacks could be prevented annually if diners were to replace salt with a common substitute, new research suggests.

A study of 20,995 people in rural China involved participants who had a history of stroke or were 60 and over with high blood pressure.