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Cappuccio, Francesco, Capewell, Simon, Lincoln, Paul and McPherson, Klim (2011) Policy options to reduce population salt intake. BMJ, Vol.343 . Article 4995. doi:10.1136/bmj.d4995

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Abstract

Raised blood pressure is the dominant cause of death and disability in adults worldwide, responsible for approximately 50% of deaths from coronary heart disease and over 60% of those from stroke. The risk of cardiovascular disease increases with increasing blood pressure, and causality is supported by randomised controlled clinical trials, in which lowering blood pressure over five years reduces cardiovascular disease by approximately the amount predicted from larger observational studies. But the majority of cardiovascular disease events attributable to blood pressure occur in people with untreated “normal” pressure (about 130/80 mm Hg), with additional events occurring even with blood pressure levels down to 115/75 mm Hg. Even a small downward shift in the distribution of blood pressure in the whole population would achieve a large drop in cardiovascular disease.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Biomedical Sciences > Translational & Experimental Medicine > Metabolic and Vascular Health (- until July 2016)
Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Nutrition policy -- Great Britain, Cardiovascular system -- Diseases -- Nutritional aspects, Salt
Journal or Publication Title: BMJ
Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
ISSN: 0959-535X
Official Date: 11 August 2011
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11 August 2011Published
Volume: Vol.343
Page Range: Article 4995
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d4995
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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