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Proposed nomenclature for salt intake and for reductions in dietary salt

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Campbell, Norm R. C., Correa-Rotter, Ricardo , Cappuccio, Francesco, Webster, Jacqui , Lackland, Daniel T. , Neal, Bruce and MacGregor, Graham A. (2015) Proposed nomenclature for salt intake and for reductions in dietary salt. The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 17 (4). pp. 247-251. doi:10.1111/jch.12442

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Abstract

There is considerable confusion about what ranges of dietary salta could be considered low, normal, or high and also what ranges of reduction in dietary salt are small or large. The World Hypertension League with other organizations involved in dietary salt reduction have proposed a standardized nomenclature based on normal ancestral levels of salt intake and also on ranges of reduction in salt intake in clinical and population interventions. Low daily salt (sodium) intake where harm due to deficiency would be expected to occur is recommended to remain undefined because of inadequate research but likely <0.25 g (100 mg), normal (physiological) intake <2.5 g (1000 mg), recommended intake <5.0 g (2000 mg), high ≥5.0 g (2000 mg), very high >10 to 15 g (4000–6000 mg), and extremely high >15 g (6000 mg). Reductions in daily salt (sodium) intake are recommended to be called small if <2.5 g (1000 mg), moderate if 2.5 to 5.0 g (1000–2000 mg) and large if >5.0 g (2000 mg). Use of this nomenclature is likely to result in less confusion about salt intake and interventions to reduce dietary sodium.

Item Type: Journal Article
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Journal or Publication Title: The Journal of Clinical Hypertension
Publisher: Wiley
ISSN: 1524-6175
Official Date: April 2015
Dates:
DateEvent
April 2015Published
2 April 2015Available
1 April 2015Accepted
Volume: 17
Number: 4
Page Range: pp. 247-251
DOI: 10.1111/jch.12442
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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