title: The Science of Salt: A Regularly Updated Systematic Review of Salt and Health Outcomes (August to November 2015).
abstract: The purpose of this review was to systematically identify, summarize, and critically appraise studies on dietary salt relating to health outcomes that were published from August to November 2015. The search strategy was adapted from a previous systematic review on dietary salt and health. Overall, 15 studies were included in the review: one study assessed cardiovascular events, five studies assessed blood pressure or hypertension incidence, six studies assessed surrogate outcomes for cardiovascular or kidney diseases, and three studies assessed other outcomes (age-related cataracts, rheumatoid arthritis, and bone mineral density, respectively). Four studies were selected for detailed appraisal and commentary.
authors.affiliation: Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor, MI.
authors.forename: Michelle M Y
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, ON, Canada. joanne.arcand@uoit.ca.
authors.forename: JoAnne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Arcand
authors.affiliation: Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
authors.forename: Alexander A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.affiliation: George Institute for Global Health India, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Thout Sudhir
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Raj
authors.affiliation: The George Institute for Global Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Kathy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Trieu
authors.affiliation: The George Institute for Global Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Joseph Alvin
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Physiology and Pharmacology and Community Health Sciences, O'Brien Institute for Public Health and Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
authors.forename: Norm R C
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D001835:Body Weight; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000068456:Clinical Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D017673:Sodium Chloride, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D017673:Sodium Chloride, Dietary