The dietary guideline for sodium: Should we shake it up? Yes!

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1013-1019

  McCarron, David A ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Dietary guidelines; Hypertension; Nutrition policy; Salt; Sodium

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HYPERTENSION; NUTRIENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SODIUM INTAKE;

EID: 0034013728     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/71.5.1013     Document Type: Review

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