High sodium and low potassium intake among Italian children: relationship with age, body mass and blood pressure.

High sodium and low potassium intake among Italian children: relationship with age, body mass and blood pressure.

Hypertension is the leading cause of death in developed countries and reduction of salt intake is recommended as a key preventive measure.To assess the dietary sodium and potassium intakes in a national sample of Italian children and adolescents and to examine their relationships with BMI and blood...

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Main Authors: Angelo Campanozzi, Sonia Avallone, Antonio Barbato, Roberto Iacone, Ornella Russo, Gianpaolo De Filippo, Giuseppina D'Angelo, Licia Pensabene, Basilio Malamisura, Gaetano Cecere, Maria Micillo, Ruggiero Francavilla, Anna Tetro, Giuliano Lombardi, Lisa Tonelli, Giuseppe Castellucci, Luigi Ferraro, Rita Di Biase, Antonella Lezo, Silvia Salvatore, Silvia Paoletti, Alfonso Siani, Daniela Galeone, Pasquale Strazzullo, MINISAL-GIRCSI Program Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4390153?pdf=render

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