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Cutting Salt, Not Flavor: Salt Substitutes Prove Effective in New Study (scitechdaily.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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This study sought to assess the effects of a salt substitute (62.5% NaCl, 25% KCl, and 12.5% flavorings) on incidence of hypertension and hypotension among older adults with normal blood pressure.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0735109723082633?via%3Dihub

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

Don't forget MSG! It gets a bad image, but is Delicious and NOT poison.

EDIT: shit, what a terrible typo. that was not meant to be funny/sarcasm - it was meant to be literal, that MSG is delicious and basically safe.

Sorry..

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It gets a bad image, but is poison?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

ugh... terrible typo that happens all the time when i'm typing, my fingers constantly skip "not" when I say it in my head.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

How is it poison? I've read that your body metabolizes msg better than salt, and msg is more potent meaning you can use less salt if you add a tiny bit of msg.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Pretty sure it's a typo, since it's a self contradicting statement

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

yes, exactly... thank you. spammed replies to everyone because I cant let things go

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

ugh... terrible typo that happens all the time when i'm typing, my fingers constantly skip "not" when I say it in my head.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

That makes a lot more sense!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

It especially put it on chips that have no flavor - or when the chips are only lightly salted.

Works wonders!