Cut salt intake to lower health costs

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  • Author(s): By:Nanci Hellmich, Dan Vergano
  • Source:
    USA TODAY (Arlington, VA), September 15, 2009 LIFE FINAL, 2pp
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    • Abstract:
      If Americans cut their daily sodium intake to the level recommended by health and nutrition experts, the country would save about $18 billion in annual health-care costs and quality of life would improve for millions, says a Rand Corp. study. The estimated value of improved quality of life (living healthier longer): $32 billion annually...