Current daily salt intake in Germany: biomarker-based analysis of the representative DEGS study

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1109-1115

  Johner, S A ^a   Thamm, M ^b   Schmitz, R ^b   Remer, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

DEGS Study; Germany; Salt intake; Urinary sodium excretion

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CREATININE; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SALT INTAKE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SALT INTAKE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SODIUM EXCRETION; SODIUM URINE LEVEL; URINALYSIS; URINE VOLUME; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; ADOLESCENT; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; URINE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOMARKERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; RECOMMENDED DIETARY ALLOWANCES; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84942370747     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: 14366215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-014-0787-8     Document Type: Article

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