Dietary sodium-to-potassium ratio as a risk factor for stroke, cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality in Japan: the NIPPON DATA80 cohort study

Conclusions
Dietary Na–K ratio assessed by a 3-day weighing dietary record was a significant risk factor for mortality from haemorrhagic stroke, all stroke, CVD and all causes among a Japanese population.

Source: BMJ Open - July 12, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Okayama, A., Okuda, N., Miura, K., Okamura, T., Hayakawa, T., Akasaka, H., Ohnishi, H., Saitoh, S., Arai, Y., Kiyohara, Y., Takashima, N., Yoshita, K., Fujiyoshi, A., Zaid, M., Ohkubo, T., Ueshima, H., on behalf of the NIPPON DATA80 Research Group, on beh Tags: Open access, Epidemiology, Nutrition and metabolism Research Source Type: research