http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/11/15/131327961/for-a-healthier-middle-age-heart-try-less-salt-as-a-teen
For a Healthier Middle-Aged Heart, Try Less Salt as a Teen
In the US, we consume way too much salt. As I'm sure you may know, too much salt in your daily diet can lead to a heart attack, high blood pressure, and even a stroke. To prevent disease in the future, teens should begin cutting some salt from their diet now. Researchers discovered that if teens cut their daily salt intake by 3 grams, the number of them and their peers who got Cardiovascular Disease by the age of 50 would decrease by 100,000. If adults cut their salt intake by 3 grams, it would save 44,000-92,000 lives per year.
I never really consider salt intake when I eat. This article encouraged me to consider it, and do something about the aount of salt I eat. I think that if we got schools, restaurants, and even food companies to cut the amount of salt they used in their food, it could really help us. It's amazing that just cutting daily salt intake by 1/2 of a teaspoon could save 100,000 lives. If we want heart prolems to cease, we need to do something about how much salt we are eating.
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