For A Healthier Middle-Aged Heart, Try Less Salt As A Teen : Shots

Now researchers say teens ought to cut their salt intake to head off some of these diseases early on.

Using a computer simulation, researchers found that cutting teens' salt intake by 3 grams a day — about half a teaspoon's worth — would reduce by 100,000 the number of teens who get cardiovascular disease by age 50.

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