Estimated population wide benefits and risks in China of lowering sodium through potassium enriched salt substitution: modelling study.
Matti MarklundGitanjali SinghRaquel GreerFrederick CudheaKunihiro MatsushitaRenata MichaTammy BradyDi ZhaoLiping HuangMaoyi TianLaura CobbBruce NealLawrence J AppelDariush MozaffarianJason H Y WuPublished in: BMJ (Clinical research ed.) (2020)
Nationwide potassium enriched salt substitution in China was estimated to result in a substantial net benefit, preventing around one in nine deaths from cardiovascular disease overall. Taking account of the risks of hyperkalaemia, a substantial net benefit was also estimated for individuals with chronic kidney disease.