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The World Health Organization released a set of guidelines on Sunday recommending use of lower-sodium salt substitutes. While the international body had already strongly recommended reducing sodium intake to less than 2 g/day, it has proposed a set of guidelines to replace regular table salt with lower-sodium salt substitutes that contain potassium. Reducing salt, an effective way to reduce NCDs Globally, each year, eight million deaths are associated with poor diets, and of these, 1.9 million are attributable to high sodium intake. There is enough evidence to stridently endorse reducing salt as an effective way to reduce noncommunicable diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, and chronic kidney disease by lowering blood pressure.

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