title: Flawed evidence should not derail sound policy: the case remains strong for population-wide sodium reduction.
authors.affiliation: Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland; Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Lawrence J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Appel
authors.forename: Paul K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Whelton
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D015969:National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, U.S., Health and Medicine Division; D064167:Recommended Dietary Allowances; D012964:Sodium / Q000652:urine; D012982:Sodium, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D012982:Sodium, Dietary; D012964:Sodium
references.citation: Am J Hypertens. 2012 Jan;25(1):19; author reply 20
references.pmid: 22170074
references.citation: Lancet. 2011 Jul 30;378(9789):380-2
references.pmid: 21803192
references.citation: Hypertension. 1979 Sep-Oct;1(5):529-36
references.pmid: 541044
references.citation: Circulation. 2010 Feb 2;121(4):586-613
references.pmid: 20089546
references.citation: BMJ. 2007 Apr 28;334(7599):885-8
references.pmid: 17449506
references.citation: Stat Med. 2012 Nov 10;31(25):2973-84
references.pmid: 22711298
references.citation: Arch Intern Med. 1997 Mar 24;157(6):657-67
references.pmid: 9080920
references.citation: JAMA. 2011 May 4;305(17):1777-85
references.pmid: 21540421
references.citation: Eur Heart J. 2013 Apr;34(14):1034-40
references.pmid: 23257945
references.citation: Clin Sci (Lond). 2008 Feb;114(3):221-30
references.pmid: 17688420
references.citation: JAMA. 2011 Nov 23;306(20):2229-38
references.pmid: 22110105
references.citation: Circulation. 2012 Dec 11;126(24):2880-9
references.pmid: 23124030
references.citation: Am J Cardiol. 2009 Jan 1;103(1):93-102
references.pmid: 19101237
references.citation: Am J Kidney Dis. 1986 May;7(5):375-80
references.pmid: 3486590
references.citation: Lancet. 2005 Jan 15-21;365(9455):217-23
references.pmid: 15652604
references.citation: J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2010 Mar;12(3):174-80
references.pmid: 20433530
references.citation: Nutr Res. 2013 Mar;33(3):188-94
references.pmid: 23507224
references.citation: JAMA. 1998 Mar 18;279(11):839-46
references.pmid: 9515998
references.citation: JAMA. 1992 Mar 4;267(9):1213-20
references.pmid: 1586398
references.citation: Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2012 Oct;32(4):307-15
references.pmid: 23299293
references.citation: Hypertension. 2013 Mar;61(3):564-70
references.pmid: 23399718
references.citation: J Hum Hypertens. 2009 Jun;23(6):363-84
references.pmid: 19110538
references.citation: Lancet. 1978 Feb 4;1(8058):227-30
references.pmid: 74660
references.citation: Lancet. 2012 Dec 15;380(9859):2224-60
references.pmid: 23245609
references.citation: Lancet. 2002 Dec 14;360(9349):1903-13
references.pmid: 12493255
references.citation: Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 Mar;93(3):535-41
references.pmid: 21191141
references.citation: JAMA. 2002 Oct 16;288(15):1882-8
references.pmid: 12377087
references.citation: BMJ. 2013 Apr 03;346:f1326
references.pmid: 23558163
references.citation: JAMA. 2013 Jul 3;310(1):31-2
references.pmid: 23743860