Salt intakes in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-regression

High sodium intake increases the risk of hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. For this reason the World Health Organization recommends a maximum intake of 2 g per day and a 30 % reduction in population so...

Source: Population Health Metrics - January 11, 2016 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Oyinlola Oyebode, Samuel Oti, Yen-Fu Chen and Richard J. Lilford Source Type: research