I don't normally talk a lot about studies on my channel, but I do think it is very important to sometimes for you to understand what the researchers are doing and the background that comes from your doctor giving you health advice.

So today I am going to talk about a great study that came out of rural China that focused on people who were at high risk for Cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure and stroke. They took 25% of their participants salt intake and replaced it with potassium chloride and then followed them for five years. The results were fascinating!

The study can be found here: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa2105675

* If you have kidney disease you have to be very careful how much potassium you can have. So make sure to talk to your doctor about using a salt substitute.

Content Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
00:40 - About the Study
01:41 - Salt Substitutes
02:14 - Potassium and kidney disease
03:09 - Results of the Study
04:23 - Changes you can make now
05:03 - Final Thoughts

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Working as a kidney doctor, I found that my patients were often unaware of just how important diet and lifestyle were and how often they felt unsupported by generic advice to “eat healthy”.

The home cook in me hated hearing this, so I set out to find a better way. I began to combine my medical training and love of food, making videos of simple recipes that were based on science and packed with flavor. Instead of just saying “eat healthy” to my patients, I could give them the resources they needed to make a real difference in their health.

Kidney doctor, passionate home cook, and YouTube sensation Dr Blake Shusterman empowers people to proactively manage their health by stepping into the kitchen. The author of several cookbooks with over 100,000 YouTube subscribers, The Cooking Doc® believes anyone, at any age can transform their health with small changes that make a big difference. Based on science and packed with flavor, Dr. Blake’s simple recipes have inspired home cooks everywhere to change their diet, retrain their taste buds, and transform their health.


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