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. 2008 Jan;10(1):7-11.
doi: 10.1111/j.1524-6175.2007.07227.x.

At the tipping point: accomplishing population-wide sodium reduction in the United States

Lawrence J Appel

At the tipping point: accomplishing population-wide sodium reduction in the United States

Lawrence J Appel. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2008 Jan.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Mean pre‐ and post‐levels of urinary sodium excretion (a proxy of sodium intake) in 3 trials that tested interventions that focused only on salt reduction (left panel). 9, 13, 20 Mean pre‐ and post‐levels of urinary sodium excretion in 2 trials that combined sodium (Na) reduction with other lifestyle interventions (right panel). Trials of Hypertension Prevention, Phase 2 (TOHP2) tested an intervention combining sodium reduction with weight loss. 9 PREMIER tested a comprehensive intervention combining sodium reduction with weight loss, increased physical activity, and adoption of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet. 21 TOHP1 indicates Trials of Hypertension Prevention, Phase 1; TONE, Trials of Nonpharmacologic Interventions in the Elderly.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Mean blood pressure (BP) in US children aged 1 to 17 years (left) 25 and mean BP in Yanomami adults aged 20 to 59 years. 26 Mean BP in US children is for those at 50th percentile of height.
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