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Role of salt intake in prevention of cardiovascular disease: controversies and challenges.
(2018-06)
Strong evidence indicates that reduction of salt intake lowers blood pressure and reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The WHO has set a global target of reducing the population salt intake from the current ...
Serum sodium concentration and the progression of established chronic kidney disease.
(2018-10-16)
BACKGROUND: Higher serum sodium concentration has been reported to be a risk factor for the development of incident chronic kidney disease (CKD), but its relationship with the progression of established CKD has not been ...
The effect of dietary salt on blood pressure in individuals receiving chronic dialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
(Springer Nature, 2018-11-09)
Dietary salt reduction in the general population lowers blood pressure and cardiovascular risk. Despite being widely recommended, there is limited evidence as to whether this is applicable to individuals with end-stage ...
Cross-sectional survey of the amount of sugar and energy in cakes and biscuits on sale in the UK for the evaluation of the sugar-reduction programme.
(2018-07-25)
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the variation in sugar and energy content of cakes and biscuits available in the UK. DESIGN: We carried out a cross-sectional survey in 2016 of 381 cakes and 481 biscuits available in nine main ...