# The healthier salt that could reduce risk of heart disease death

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-healthier-salt-that-could-reduce-risk-of-heart-disease-death/
- Published: 2026-11-07T20:45:21+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T21:25:11+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/07/health/healthier-salt-could-reduce-risk-of-heart-disease-death/
- Topics: Fitness, Health, Medicine, World

## Key points

- Potassium-enriched salt may reduce heart and kidney disease.
- A global model estimated 2.96 million deaths prevented yearly.
- People with kidney problems or certain medicines should seek medical advice.

## Summary

Research suggests that replacing ordinary table salt with potassium-enriched salt could reduce deaths and new cases of heart and kidney disease. The findings matter because the swap could be a practical way to lower blood pressure across large populations, although the estimates assume broad adoption.

A model covering 193 countries estimated that replacing all salt with the alternative could prevent 2.96 million deaths and 10.17 million new cases each year; replacing salt only at home could prevent 1.85 million deaths. In the US, a complete switch was estimated to avert 104,787 deaths and 491,905 new cases annually. Potassium-enriched salt costs about twice as much, and may be unsafe for people with advanced kidney disease or certain medicines, so the article advises checking with a doctor before switching.

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