Association between dietary sodium, calcium, saturated fat and blood pressure in obese Egyptian adolescents

Abstract Background Overweight/obesity, high dietary fat, sodium and low calcium intake are recognized as risk factors for primary hypertension in obese adults, children and adolescents. Aim The aim of this work was to assess the association between some dietary factors (fat, sodium, calcium) and bl...

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Main Authors: Nayera E. Hassana, Salwa M. El Shebinib, Sahar A. El-Masrya, Nihad H. Ahmedb, Manal M. Alia, Gamila S. M. El-Saeedc, Dalia El-Lebedyd
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-11-01
Series:Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43054-019-0007-5