Salt substitutes could help save the lives of those with high blood pressure

Substituting regular salt (sodium chloride) with a substitute of potassium chloride appears to decrease the risk of heart disease and death. — Filepic

Dietary salt substitutes lower the risk of heart attack, stroke and death from all causes and cardiovascular (heart) disease, finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence.

Published online in the journal Heart, the beneficial effects of these substitutes are likely to apply to people all around the world, say the researchers.