Dietary sodium

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Contents 1 Used for 2 Broader Terms 3 Related Terms 4 Scope Note 5 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Used for

dietary salt (sodium chloride), table salt

Broader Terms

dietary mineral

Related Terms

low salt diet

Scope Note

sodium or sodium compounds in foods; most frequently used compounds are sodium chloride or sodium glutamate.

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• The proper “health end point” of concern for intakes of dietary sodium is incidence of cardiovascular events – how many heart attacks and how many strokes are related to sodium intake levels.
• In view of the results from these three trials, the lowest-observed-adverse-effect level (LOAEL) for dietary sodium is set at 2.
• Recommendations Return to top Dietary sodium is measured in milligrams (mg).
• The recommendation that normotensive children reduce dietary sodium is particularly open to challenge.
• The benefit is substantial when dietary sodium is reduced in those who have not yet developed high blood pressure.

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