Reducing salt intake has been proposed to prevent cardiovascular disease in India. We sought to determine whether salt reductions would be beneficial or feasible, given the worry that unrealistically large reductions would be required, worsening iodine deficiency and benefiting only urban subpopulations.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/dietary-salt-reduction-and-cardiovascular-disease-rates-india-mathematical-model
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sanjay-basu
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/david-stuckler
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sukumar-vellakkal-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/plos-one
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/heart-diseases
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/salt
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
