Risk factors related with high sodium intake among Malaysian adults: findings from the Malaysian Community Salt Survey (MyCoSS) 2017-2018
CONCLUSION: Adults who are obese, have a large waist circumference, of male gender, living in urban areas, and belonging to the young adult age group were found to have higher sodium intake than other demographic groups. Hence, reduction of salt consumption among these high-risk groups should be emphasised to reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases.PMID:34059146 | DOI:10.1186/s41043-021-00233-2
Source: Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Nur Shahida Abdul Aziz Rashidah Ambak Fatimah Othman Feng J He Muslimah Yusof Faizah Paiwai Suhaila Abdul Ghaffar Muhammad Fadhli Mohd Yusof Siew Man Cheong Graham MacGregor Tahir Aris Source Type: research
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