This salt alternative could help reduce blood pressure. So why are so few people using it?

<https://theconversation.com/this-salt-alternative-could-help-reduce-blood-pressure-so-why-are-so-few-people-using-it-221409>

"One in three Australian adults has high blood pressure (hypertension). Excess
salt (sodium) increases the risk of high blood pressure so everyone with
hypertension is advised to reduce salt in their diet.

But despite decades of strong recommendations we have failed to get Australians
to cut their intake. It’s hard for people to change the way they cook, season
their food differently, pick low-salt foods off the supermarket shelves and
accept a less salty taste.

Now there is a simple and effective solution: potassium-enriched salt. It can
be used just like regular salt and most people don’t notice any important
difference in taste.

Switching to potassium-enriched salt is feasible in a way that cutting salt
intake is not. Our new research concludes clinical guidelines for hypertension
should give patients clear recommendations to switch."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics