title: Salt and health: time to revisit the recommendations.
abstract: The relationship between salt and human health has been the subject of controversy over the past century. The largest study in the field demonstrates a J-curve relationship between sodium intake and adverse clinical outcomes, suggesting a need to reevaluate current recommendations to restrict sodium intake to less than 2 g/d in the general population.
authors.affiliation: Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (Inserm) Unité 1018, Team 5, Hôpital Paul Brousse, Paris-Sud University and Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University (Paris-Ile-de-France-Ouest University), Villejuif, France. Electronic address: tilman.drueke@inserm.fr.
authors.forename: Tilman B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Drüeke
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D064167:Recommended Dietary Allowances; D017673:Sodium Chloride, Dietary
chemical_list: D017673:Sodium Chloride, Dietary