Time to consider use of the sodium-to-potassium ratio for practical sodium reduction and potassium increase

Nutrients

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2017, Pages

  Iwahori, Toshiyuki ^a,b   Miura, Katsuyuki ^a   Ueshima, Hirotsugu ^a  

^a SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b Omron Healthcare Co   (Japan)

Author keywords

Behavior change; Blood pressure; Cardiovascular diseases; Dietary intake evaluation; Potassium; Salt; Self monitoring; Sodium; Sodium to potassium ratio

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; POTASSIUM INTAKE; RENAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; REVIEW; SELF MONITORING; SODIUM INTAKE; SODIUM TO POTASSIUM RATIO; URINALYSIS; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; BLOOD PRESSURE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; POTASSIUM, DIETARY; SODIUM, DIETARY;

EID: 85022052891     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu9070700     Document Type: Review

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