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Published: May 28, 2025

Understanding cultural differences in salt usage may help lower consumption

Pizza, soup and chicken were some of the main sources of sodium among people in all racial and ethnic groups, finds a new study in the Journal of the American Heart Association

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Dr. Juraschek on understanding cultural differences in diets

American Heart Association volunteer expert, Stephen P. Juraschek, M.D., Ph.D., FAHA, is a past member of the Association’s Nutrition Committee of the Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Council, an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and an associate professor of nutrition at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston.

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Dr. Juraschek - sodium is everywhere

American Heart Association volunteer expert, Stephen P. Juraschek, M.D., Ph.D., FAHA, is a past member of the Association’s Nutrition Committee of the Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Council, an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and an associate professor of nutrition at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston.

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Dr. Juraschek on sodium in our foods

American Heart Association volunteer expert, Stephen P. Juraschek, M.D., Ph.D., FAHA, is a past member of the Association’s Nutrition Committee of the Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Council, an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and an associate professor of nutrition at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston.

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Dr. Juraschek on sodium study importance

American Heart Association volunteer expert, Stephen P. Juraschek, M.D., Ph.D., FAHA, is a past member of the Association’s Nutrition Committee of the Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Council, an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and an associate professor of nutrition at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston.

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Dr. Juraschek on sodium intake recommendations

American Heart Association volunteer expert, Stephen P. Juraschek, M.D., Ph.D., FAHA, is a past member of the Association’s Nutrition Committee of the Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Council, an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and an associate professor of nutrition at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston.

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