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. 2017 Jun 23;125(6):064002.
doi: 10.1289/EHP2099.

Another Side of a Low-Salt Diet: Reductions in the Salinity of Drinking Water May Lower Blood Pressure

Charles W Schmidt
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Another Side of a Low-Salt Diet: Reductions in the Salinity of Drinking Water May Lower Blood Pressure

Charles W Schmidt. Environ Health Perspect. .
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A Bangladeshi woman having her blood pressure checked at her home
A study participant has her blood pressure checked as part of a new study on the relationship between hypertension and salinity of drinking water. In areas where high intake of sodium via food and salt water is a risk factor for hypertension, reducing sodium intake likewise may reduce risk. © Pauline Scheelbeek.
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