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A member asked:

Hear me out b4 u say no, i got on a health kick about 5yrs ago and i cut out table salt completely, haven't used any sense unless it was on the food @ a restaurant, i started have palpitations about this same time could iodine deficiency cause palps?

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Unlikely: Neither low salt intake nor iodine deficiency are credible causes of palpitations.

Answered 1/8/2019

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