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Salt vs. Potassium

Nutrition Facts with Dr. Greger

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Unhealthy diets shave hundreds of millions of disability free years off of people's lives every year. Too much salt in the diet causes high blood pressure and increases risk of stomach cancer, stroke, heart disease and kidney disease. Salt also increases inflammation. To day we examine the need for less sodium and more potassium rich foods.

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