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Evidence Analysts have read the recent Global News article, Are Low-salt Diets
Bad for Your Heart? This Canadian Study is Stirring Up Controversy, which reviews a Canadian study: Associations
of Urinary Sodium Excretion with Cardiovascular Events in Individuals With and
Without Hypertension: A Pooled Analysis of Data From Four Studies (1). The study concludes that low-salt diets may be harmful and high sodium intakes are only a risk factor for