Journal article
The technical report on sodium intake and cardiovascular disease in low- and middle-income countries by the joint working group of the World Heart Federation, the European Society of Hypertension and the European Public Health Association
Abstract
Ingestion of sodium is essential to health, but excess sodium intake is a risk factor for hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Defining an optimal range of sodium intake in populations has been challenging and controversial. Clinical trials evaluating the effect of sodium reduction on blood pressure have shown blood pressure lowering effects down to sodium intake of less than 1.5 g/day. Findings from these blood pressure trials form the …
Authors
Mancia G; Oparil S; Whelton PK; McKee M; Dominiczak A; Luft FC; AlHabib K; Lanas F; Damasceno A; Prabhakaran D
Journal
European Heart Journal, Vol. 38, No. 10, pp. 712–719
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
March 7, 2017
DOI
10.1093/eurheartj/ehw549
ISSN
0195-668X