Dietary salt restriction: benefits for cardiovascular disease and beyond.
The evidence linking salt intake to high blood pressure has become stronger. At the same time, there is increasing evidence that salt has other adverse effects independent of its effects on blood pressure.
Cappuccio
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Department of Medicine, St George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK. f.cappuccio@sghms.ac.uk
MacGregor
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D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D012982:Sodium, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D012982:Sodium, Dietary