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Why the WHO has recommended switching to a healthier salt alternative

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par Xiaoyue (Luna) Xu, Scientia Lecturer, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney
Bruce Neal, Executive Director, George Institute Australia, George Institute for Global Health

This week the World Health Organization (WHO) released new guidelines recommending people switch the regular salt they use at home for substitutes containing less sodium.

But what exactly are these salt alternatives? And why is the WHO recommending this? Let’s take a look.

A new solution to an old problem

Advice to eat less salt (sodium chloride) is not new. It has been part of…

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