The salty sweet truth about sodium and added sugars
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Unhealthy dietary patterns, characterized in part by high consumption of sodium and added sugars, are a leading risk factor for mortality due to heart disease and other conditions. Specific dietary risk factors, including high sodium and sugary beverage intake, are estimated to account for a substantial number of deaths in the United States.
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