Sodium taste threshold in children and its relationship to blood pressure

Popular science has emphasized the risks of high sodium intake and many studies have confirmed that salt intake is closely related to hypertension. The present mini-review summarizes experiments about salt taste sensitivity and its relationship with blood pressure (BP) and other variables of clinica...

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Main Authors: J. Arguelles, J.J. Diaz, I. Malaga, C. Perillan, M. Costales, M. Vijande
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2007-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2007000500017