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Dietary salt and blood pressure

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High salt intake is believed to have adverse effects on blood pressure levels in humans. Now, for the first time, it has been shown to increase blood pressure in chimpanzees (pages 1009–1016).

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    Alan R. Dyer, Rose Stamler & Jeremiah Stamler

  2. Environmental Epidemiology Unit, Department of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine London, WC1E 7HT, UK

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