In most countries, salt intake has been excessive and constitutes one of the main risk factors
for disease development, especially hypertension. Factors such as age, gender, sedentary …

Introduction: Excessive salt intake is a risk factor for the development of chronic kidney
disease (CKD). Objective: To evaluate the association between estimated glomerular …

Introduction: Excessive salt intake is a risk factor for the development of chronic kidney
disease (CKD). Objective: To evaluate the association between estimated glomerular …

Habitual levels of dietary sodium and potassium are correlated with age-related increases in
blood pressure (BP) and likely have a role in this phenomenon. Although extensive …

Objective: To estimate the salt intake in the Brazilian population according to their urinary
sodium excretion. Methods: The National Health Survey (2013) aimed to gather data on the …

INTRODUCTION: High salt intake is a major risk factor related to many cardiovascular and
renal diseases. World Action on Salt and Health is a newly formed coalition of heath …

High salt intake is related to an increase in blood pressure and development of
hypertension. However, currently, there are no national representative data in Brazil using …

ObjectiveThe aim of the study was to determine the main factors (sociodemographic,
anthropometric, lifestyle and health status) associated with high Na excretion in a …

Sodium intakes of different populations around the world became of interest to the medical
research community with the publication of Dahl's famous graph showing a positive …

Assessment of level of salt intake in a population is the first step toward planning strategies
aimed at salt reduction. As a surrogate of salt intake, we measured a single 24‐hour urine …