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Eating too much salt can be deadly. Here's how to cut down.
People are still eating too much salt, according to a new World Health Organization report, and that can take a serious toll on health. Here are tips to reduce your sodium intake.
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Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. After graduating from George Mason University in 2017 with a double major in Journalism and French, Sara started her journalism career near Washington, D.C. reporting for USA Today's entertainment and travel sections. She then helped launch the newspaper's wellness vertical, covering intersections of culture, mental health and lifestyle trends. She has covered everything from stigma against LGBTQ patients to the latest problematic TikTok trends and has interviewed celebrities from Lady Gaga to Michael Phelps. Now she brings her passion and knowledge of health reporting to CBS News' HealthWatch.
People are still eating too much salt, according to a new World Health Organization report, and that can take a serious toll on health. Here are tips to reduce your sodium intake.
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