Objectives Many studies have shown that socio-economic status (SES) contributes to health
inequalities, with nutrition as one of the major risk factors. Iodine intake entirely depends on …

Results Among the 463 participants recruited, subjects with metabolic syndrome had higher
levels of 24-hour urine sodium excretion than subjects without metabolic syndrome (p …

ObjectiveHighly processed foods such as convenience foods usually have a high salt
content and therefore might indirectly act as adipogenic due to an increasing consumption of …

Background: A national health objective is to reduce average US sodium intake to 2,300 mg
daily to help prevent high blood pressure, a major cause of heart disease and stroke …

Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate cross‐sectional associations of sodium
and potassium with BMI, waist circumference (WC), and body fat and to determine whether …

Background: Previous studies that reported an association of dietary Na+ intake with
metabolic syndrome were limited by the use of imprecise measures of obesity, Na+ intake …

Introducción. Las estrías de grasa en la pared arterial pueden aparecer desde el tercer año
de vida y se relacionan con factores de riesgo aterogénico, como la hipertensión arterial …

Background and Aims A high dietary sodium intake and a low potassium intake are
associated with adverse cardiovascular health. Data on these nutrients consumption in …

BACKGROUND: Nutritional deficits in early life have been associated with a higher
prevalence of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) in adulthood. Early childhood diarrhea …

Background Previous studies have reported an association between dietary sodium intake
and overweight/central obesity. However, dietary survey methods were prone to …