Cutting A Teaspoon Of Salt Is Comparable To Taking Blood Pressure Medication
Short Wave
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🗓️ 17 November 2023
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
Most likely, the amount you're consuming.
A new study published this week in the journal JAMA found that cutting one teaspoon of salt a day results in a decline in blood pressure comparable to taking medication. Plus, other science news from this week, like the oldest confirmed black hole and how climate change and pollution are causing a big imbalance in the sexes of turtles.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to Shortwave from NPR. |
| 0:05.0 | Hey Shortwaavers, Aaron Scott here. |
| 0:08.0 | With Regina Barber. |
| 0:09.0 | And Ari Shapiro. |
| 0:11.0 | Ari has taken a break from hosting all things considered to chat with us for another short |
| 0:14.8 | wave roundup of science in the headlines. |
| 0:16.7 | If only I were taking a break, I'm doing both and my friends. |
| 0:19.7 | I know I can see. |
| 0:20.7 | Here we are talking about a black hole that is both super big and the |
| 0:25.0 | oldest ever confirmed. Yes and also how rising temperatures and pollution are |
| 0:30.0 | tipping the balance of the sexes, at least for sea turtles, |
| 0:34.4 | and the potential health benefits of cutting a teaspoon of salt in your diet. |
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| 1:27.0 | Okay, Ari, so you are the guest, you get first choice where we begin. |
| 1:33.6 | Okay, let's start with a black hole. The oldest one scientists have been able to confirm? |
| 1:38.4 | Yeah, and it's ginormous. It's called a supermassive black hole. |
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