title: [Salt intake in children].
abstract: Very early in life, sodium intake correlates with blood pressure level. This warrants limiting the consumption of sodium by children. However, evidence regarding exact sodium requirements in that age range is lacking. This article focuses on the desirable sodium intake according to age as suggested by various groups of experts, on the levels of sodium intake recorded in consumption surveys, and on the public health strategies implemented to reduce salt consumption in the pediatric population. Practical recommendations are given by the Committee on nutrition of the French Society of Pediatrics in order to limit salt intake in children.
authors.affiliation: Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, Paris-6, 75005 Paris, France. Electronic address: jean-philippe.girardet@trs.aphp.fr.
authors.forename: J-P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Girardet
authors.affiliation: Université Montpellier-1, 34967 Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rieu
authors.affiliation: Université de Franche-Comté, 25030 Besançon, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bocquet
authors.affiliation: Université Paris Descartes, 75006 Paris, France.
authors.forename: J-L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Bresson
authors.affiliation: Institut de recherche pour le développement, 13572 Marseille, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Briend
authors.affiliation: Université Joseph-Fourier, 38041 Grenoble, France.
authors.forename: J-P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Chouraqui
authors.affiliation: Université Nantes-Atlantique, 44035 Nantes, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Darmaun
authors.affiliation: Université Paris Descartes, 75006 Paris, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dupont
authors.affiliation: Endocrinologie-diabète de l'enfant, CHU de Bicêtre, 94275 Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.
authors.forename: M-L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Frelut
authors.affiliation: Inserm U 1069, CHU de Tours, université de Tours, 37032 Tours, France.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hankard
authors.affiliation: Université Paris Descartes, 75006 Paris, France.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Goulet
authors.affiliation: Aix-Marseille université, AP-HM, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Simeoni
authors.affiliation: Université Lille-2, 59000 Lille, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Turck
authors.affiliation: Université de Lorraine, 54000 Nancy, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vidailhet
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D012016:Reference Values; D017673:Sodium Chloride, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013223:Statistics as Topic
chemical_list: D017673:Sodium Chloride, Dietary