Fwd: News Review From Harvard Medical School -- Low Potassium Risky With Excess Salt Are we on the right track or what? CEG

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Begin forwarded message:From: lowerbp2@...Date: July 14, 2011 9:14:35 AM CDTTo: lowerbp2@...Subject: News Review From Harvard Medical School -- Low Potassium Risky With Excess Salt To: Ce================================================================================News Review From Harvard Medical School -- Low Potassium Risky With Excess SaltToo much salt increases the risk of heart attack, especially if you don't get enough potassium, a new study finds. The study began with a survey of more than 12,000 U.S. adults. They were asked to list what they ate the day before. Then researchers kept track of them for 14 years. In that time, 433 died of heart attacks. Researchers divided the survey results into two groups. One group ate excess sodium and too little potassium. The other group ate about the same amounts of each. People in the first group were twice as likely to have heart attacks as those in the second group. Salt is the main source of sodium for most people. Eating too much sodium also increased risk for people who ate enough potassium. People who ate 5 grams of sodium a day were twice as likely to have a heart attack as those who ate 2 grams. Five grams is equal to more than 2 teaspoons of salt. It's about the U.S. average consumption. Two grams is near the recommended daily maximum. The journal Archives of Internal Medicine published the study. The Associated Press wrote about it July 12.For the whole story, click here: http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/EMIHC267/24479/36146/1406114?d=dmtContent(If your e-mail system doesn’t support hyperlinks, you can copy and paste the link into your web browser).================================================================================The information above from the Aetna InteliHealth Web site was forwarded to you by Ce. Please read through this entire message to find out how you can register with the InteliHealth site to get free health e-mails and access to the most up-to-date health information and resources.Aetna InteliHealth is The Trusted Source for health information. Visit our site at : <http://www.intelihealth.com> , and sign up for our free health e-mails! Just click on the “Free Health E-mail” link on the left side of the screen. Bookmark the site for quick access.Copyright Aetna InteliHealth Inc., 2003. All rights reserved. Allinformation is intended for your general knowledge only and isnot a substitute for medical advice or treatment for specificmedical conditions. You should seek prompt medical care for anyspecific health issues and consult your physician before startinga new fitness regimen.