Need for coordinated programs to improve global health by optimizing salt and iodine intake Necesidad de programas coordinados para mejorar la salud a escala mundial mediante la optimización de la ingesta de sal y yodo

Need for coordinated programs to improve global health by optimizing salt and iodine intake Necesidad de programas coordinados para mejorar la salud a escala mundial mediante la optimización de la ingesta de sal y yodo

High dietary salt is a major cause of increased blood pressure, the leading risk for death worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended that salt intake be less than 5 g/day, a goal that only a small proportion of people achieve. Iodine deficiency can cause cognitive and motor impa...

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Main Authors: Norm R. C. Campbell, Omar Dary, Francesco P. Cappuccio, Lynnette M. Neufeld, Kim B. Harding, Michael B. Zimmermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2012-10-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Subjects:
Sodio
cloruro de sodio dietético
yodo
deficiencia de yodo
nutrición en salud pública
hipertensión
hipotiroidismo
hipertiroidismo
Sodium
sodium chloride
dietary
iodine
iodine deficiency
nutrition
public health
hypertension
hypothyroidism
hyperthyroidism
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