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Salt and Sodium Intake in China

David Hipgrave, Suying Chang, Xiaowei Li, Yongning Wu

JAMA · 2016 · 136 citations · 3 references

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Abstract

Noncommunicable diseases are increasing globally, with major socioeconomic implic ations. 1 The World Health Organization 2 proposed 9 noncommunicable diseaserelated targets, including 30% reduction in salt/sodium intake to reduce risk of hypertension.

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