Reducing salt intake to prevent hypertension and cardiovascular disease Reducción del consumo de sal para prevenir la hipertensión y las enfermedades cardiovasculares
There is compelling evidence that dietary salt intake is the major cause of raised blood pressure (BP) and that a reduction in salt intake from the current level of ≈ 9 - 12 g/day in most countries to the recommended level of < 5 g/day lowers BP. A further reduction to 3 - 4 g/day has a...
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Pan American Health Organization
2012-10-01
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| Series: | Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892012001000008 |