The feasibility of meeting the WHO guidelines for sodium and potassium: A cross-national comparison study

BMJ Open

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Drewnowski, Adam ^a,b   Rehm, Colin D ^a,c   Maillot, Matthieu ^d   Mendoza, Alfonso ^a,e   Monsivais, Pablo ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MS Nutrition SAS   (France)

^e UNIVERSIDAD POPULAR AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE PUEBLA   (Mexico)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTASSIUM; SODIUM; POTASSIUM INTAKE; SODIUM INTAKE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FRANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEXICO; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; POTASSIUM INTAKE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SODIUM INTAKE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADULT; DIET; FOOD HABITS; FRANCE; GLOBAL HEALTH; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MEXICO; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; POTASSIUM, DIETARY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SODIUM, DIETARY; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84926513260     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006625     Document Type: Article

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