Men aged 50 stand to lose around two years and three months of their life by consuming extra salt, while women of the same age could see their life expectancy drop by around a year and a half, the research concluded
The new study was led by Professor Lu Qi, of Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in New Orleans in the US.
The risks of early death linked to added salt were slightly reduced in people who ate more fruit and vegetables - however the difference was not"significant".
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