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Experts recommend adding low-sodium potassium-enriched salt to hypertension guidelines to combat high blood pressure and related health risks. This recommendation follows evidence that potassium-enriched salt can reduce sodium intake and increase potassium intake, offering a taste-neutral solution to a widespread health issue.
Professor Alta Schutte, at The George Institute for Global Health and UNSW Sydney said that despite data from randomized controlled trials demonstrating the health benefits of potassium-enriched, sodium-reduced salt substitutes, they are rarely used. “Unwanted taste effects are the main reason why efforts to reduce salt intake have failed for more than two decades. The willingness of patients to keep using potassium-enriched salt removes that barrier, which is why it can be a game-changer,” Prof Schutte added.
Dr Tom Frieden, President and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives, a global public health organization focused on preventing 100 million deaths from, said that the number of people living with hypertension had doubled in the past 30 years to about 1.3 billion. “No issues with serious harm from hyperkalemia were recorded in any of the trials to date, though all were done in clinical settings. Our recommendation for use in hypertension is based on patients being managed by a healthcare worker. Healthcare workers know not to recommend potassium-enriched salt in the presence of kidney disease and risks for these patients can be avoided.”
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