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Re:Kirin demos "electric salt spoon" at CES by gcanyon on Saturday January 11, 2025 @10:32AM (#42666500)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33351135/

tl;dr: Higher (yes, higher) sodium intake correlated with longer life expectancy and lower mortality but the study was observational and not a basis for dietary recommendations.

Re:Kirin demos "electric salt spoon" at CES by stefan_ on Saturday January 11, 2025 @11:13AM (#42666815)
Meanwhile the garbage science that got us "salt = blood pressure" has made it into dietary recommendations just fine, ruining food all over the world.