Science trumps politics: urinary sodium data challenge US dietary sodium guideline
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Dietary Sodium: Where Science and Policy Diverge.
In 2013, an Institute of Medicine (IOM) Committee, after reviewing available evidence, reached conclusions that differed importantly from conventional belief.1 They reported that while harm exists with “excessive” sodium intakes, the term was specifically left undefined. In addition, they concluded, “evidence was insufficient to support (or refute) previous recommendations for population-based ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0002-9165,1938-3207
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.110.002709