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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33351135/

tl;dr: Higher (yes, higher) sodium intake correlated with longer life expectancy and lower mortality but the study was observational and not a basis for dietary recommendations.




Meanwhile the garbage science that got us "salt = blood pressure" has made it into dietary recommendations just fine, ruining food all over the world.




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