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Reducing Salt Intake in China with "Action on Salt China" (ASC): Protocol for Campaigns and Randomized Controlled Trials.
(JMIR, 2020-04-09)BACKGROUND: Salt intake in China is over twice the maximum recommendation of the World Health Organization. Unlike most developed countries where salt intake is mainly derived from prepackaged foods, around 80% of the salt ... -
Reducing the Clinical and Public Health Burden of Familial Hypercholesterolemia: A Global Call to Action.
(American Medical Association, 2020-01-02)Importance: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an underdiagnosed and undertreated genetic disorder that leads to premature morbidity and mortality due to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Familial hypercholesterolemia ... -
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Risk factors related with high sodium intake among Malaysian adults: findings from the Malaysian Community Salt Survey (MyCoSS) 2017–2018
(BMC part of Springer Nature, 2021-05-31)Background: High sodium intake was an established risk factor for stroke and cardiovascular diseases. The objective of this study was to investigate factors associated with high sodium intake based on 24-h urinary ... -
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 ...