date:Aug 13, 2018
ies in the study had a mean sodium intake below 3g/day.
Higher sodium intake was associated with increased blood pressure and increased incidence of stroke, but the association was found in communities with very high sodium intake (mostly in China) and not others. Higher sodium intake was associated with lower rates of myocardial infarction and total mortality.
Very few individuals follow the current recommendations, which call sodium intake of 2,300mg/day, or lower, Mente tells. Our findings