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Dietary salt and hypertension
Author(s) -
COTTRELL R. C.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
nutrition bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.933
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1467-3010
pISSN - 1471-9827
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-3010.1987.tb00008.x
Subject(s) - overconsumption , medicine , dietary salt , suspect , population , blood pressure , environmental health , consumption (sociology) , intensive care medicine , psychology , social science , criminology , production (economics) , sociology , economics , macroeconomics
Summary This article reviews the evidence that has led to the conclusion that overconsumption of dietary salt is causing raised blood pressure in many individuals within the UK population. Of the various strands of evidence, however, none is reliably interpretable to provide clear guidance to ordinary individuals. Experiments with animals and hypertensive patients are particularly suspect as evidence on which to base dietary guidelines for the general population. While broad generalisations can be deduced concerning the range of intakes within which a safe and adequate consumption level for salt must lie, more precise guidance must await further careful research.