Better public awareness, physician training, and clear labelling on salt crucial to preventing hypertension, survey finds

Even among individuals with normal blood pressure, reducing daily salt intake remains one of the most effective ways to prevent hypertension, but this message is not being consistently communicated due to gaps in awareness among both the public and physicians, a recent survey has found Even among individuals with normal blood pressure, reducing daily salt…

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• Even among individuals with normal blood pressure, reducing daily salt intake remains one of the most effective ways to prevent hypertension, but this message is not being consistently communicated…
• Even among individuals with normal blood pressure, reducing daily salt intake remains one of the most effective ways to prevent
• hypertension, but this message is not being consistently communicated due to gaps in awareness among both the public and
• physicians, a recent survey has found Even among individuals with normal blood pressure, reducing daily salt intake remains one of

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• the most effective ways to prevent hypertension, but this message is not being consistently communicated due to gaps in awareness
• among both the public and physicians, a recent survey has found

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• hypertension, but this message is not being consistently communicated due to gaps in awareness among both the public and
• physicians, a recent survey has found Even among individuals with normal blood pressure, reducing daily salt intake remains one of
• the most effective ways to prevent hypertension, but this message is not being consistently communicated due to gaps in awareness