Open AccessThe Science of Salt: A Regularly Updated Systematic Review of Salt and Health Outcomes (August to November 2015)
Author(s) -
Wong Michelle M.Y.,
Arcand JoAnne,
Leung Alexander A.,
Raj Thout Sudhir,
Trieu Kathy,
Santos Joseph Alvin,
Campbell Norm R.C.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the journal of clinical hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1751-7176
pISSN - 1524-6175
DOI - 10.1111/jch.12874
Subject(s) - medicine , rheumatoid arthritis , incidence (geometry) , blood pressure , medline , intensive care medicine , cataracts , gerontology , environmental health , family medicine , ophthalmology , physics , political science , law , optics
The purpose of this review was to systematically identify, summarize, and critically appraise studies on dietary salt relating to health outcomes that were published from August to November 2015. The search strategy was adapted from a previous systematic review on dietary salt and health. Overall, 15 studies were included in the review: one study assessed cardiovascular events, five studies assessed blood pressure or hypertension incidence, six studies assessed surrogate outcomes for cardiovascular or kidney diseases, and three studies assessed other outcomes (age‐related cataracts, rheumatoid arthritis, and bone mineral density, respectively). Four studies were selected for detailed appraisal and commentary.