Lowering sodium consumption could save 18 billion annually in health costs

Saturday, September 12, 2009 - 08:07 in Health & Medicine

Reducing Americans' average intake of sodium to the amount recommended by health officials could save the nation as much as $18 billion annually in avoided health care costs and improve the quality of life for millions of people, according to a new RAND Corporation study...

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