LONDON, UK – Efforts to reduce salt intake in the UK are likely to have contributed to a significant reduction in blood pressure as well as ischemic heart disease (IHD) and stroke mortality over a recent eight-year period, according to a new analysis[1].
From 2003 to 2011, average salt intake declined 15% and systolic blood pressure declined by 2.7 mm Hg in individuals not taking antihypertensive medications. Over the same time period, there was a significant 42% reduction in stroke mortality and 40% reduction in IHD mortality, report investigators.
