The dance between sodium reduction and sodium replacement in U.S. food policy is not a recent improvisation—it’s a decades-long ritual performance, shaped by shifting science, industry resistance, and symbolic substitutions. I. Campaign Against Sodium (1970s–1990s): Sodium as Risk Signal Sodiu

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The most common form of altitude sickness is AMS, which generally resolves within 24-72 hours of acclimatization. The incidence of AMS is 25% to 75% in the general population but is unknown in tobacco smokers.

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