Salt tax could reduce population's salt intake
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How to Reduce Dietary Salt Intake
Hypertension is the single largest risk factor for multiple comorbidities, including stroke, myocardial infarction, and chronic kidney disease, and is projected to be the leading global cause of death and disability by 2020. A major risk factor for hypertension is high dietary salt intake. The salt sensitivity of blood pressure, an exaggerated pressor response to salt intake, affects ≈50% of hy...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.329.7471.918-c