title: Response to "The data show a U-shaped association of sodium intake with cardiovascular disease and mortality".
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; pkwhelton@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Paul K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Whelton
authors.forename: Lawrence J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Appel
mesh_terms: D001794:Blood Pressure; D004039:Diet, Sodium-Restricted / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000401:mortality*; D017673:Sodium Chloride, Dietary / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D017673:Sodium Chloride, Dietary