Taste, Salt Consumption, and Local Explanations around Hypertension in a Rural Population in Northern Peru

Taste, Salt Consumption, and Local Explanations around Hypertension in a Rural Population in Northern Peru

Interventions to promote behaviors to reduce sodium intake require messages tailored to local understandings of the relationship between what we eat and our health. We studied local explanations about hypertension, the relationship between local diet, salt intake, and health status, and participants...

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Main Authors: M. Amalia Pesantes, Francisco Diez-Canseco, Antonio Bernabé-Ortiz, Vilarmina Ponce-Lucero, J. Jaime Miranda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-07-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
hypertension
low-sodium diet
Peru
health knowledge
attitudes and practices
qualitative methods
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/9/7/698

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