Research LettersLess salt does not necessarily mean less taste
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2015, NFS JournalCitation Excerpt :Girgis et al. demonstrated that a gradual sodium reduction of 5% per week over six weeks (corresponding with a final reduction of 25%) was not noticed by consumers [48]. A 20% reduction of sodium in bread did not affect the taste preference of 60 participants [73]. In contrast, Lynch et al. showed that a salt reduction of 50% altered the bread flavor.
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2003, LancetCitation Excerpt :This was the motivation for the intervention analysed here. In addition, there is evidence that small and repeated decreases in salt intake are not discernible on grounds of taste (eg, less salt does not necessarily mean less taste36), so people are unlikely to resist the new foods for that reason. The absolute-risk approach to management of blood pressure and cholesterol concentration is very cost effective in all regions, and has the potential to bring about substantial reductions in ischaemic heart disease and stroke.
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