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Bruce Neal

Researcher at The George Institute for Global Health

Publications -  620
Citations -  109123

Bruce Neal is an academic researcher from The George Institute for Global Health. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Blood pressure. The author has an hindex of 108, co-authored 561 publications receiving 87213 citations. Previous affiliations of Bruce Neal include National Institutes of Health & University of the Western Cape.

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Salt substitution and salt-supply restriction for lowering blood pressure in elderly care facilities: a cluster-randomized trial

TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors conducted a clinical trial in which 48 residential elderly care facilities in China (1,612 participants including 1,230 men and 382 women, 55 years or older) were cluster-randomized using a 2 × 2 factorial design to provision of salt substitute (62.5% NaCl and 25% KCl) versus usual salt and to a progressively restricted versus usual supply of salt or salt substitute for 2 years.
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Estimated Benefits and Risks of Using a Reduced-Sodium, Potassium-Enriched Salt Substitute in India: A Modeling Study

TL;DR: Modeling nationwide salt substitution in India consistently estimated substantial net benefits, preventing around 8% to 14% of annual cardiovascular deaths and even allowing for potential hyperkalemia risks there were net benefits estimated for individuals with chronic kidney disease.