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

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/science

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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 10 months ago* (last edited 10 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 10 months ago (1 children)

It gets a bad image, but is poison?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 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.

[–] fidodo 2 points 10 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 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 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.

[–] fidodo 1 points 10 months ago

That makes a lot more sense!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

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

Works wonders!