ABSTRACT Objective This study aims to estimate the epidemiological burden of excessive salt intake reduction and achieve the World Health Organization salt reduction target for 2025 in Paraguay, in 2019. Methods We used the Preventable Risk Integrated Model, a comparative risk assessment macro-simulati...
ABSTRACT Objective High sodium consumption is associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD). CVD is the leading cause of mortality in Ecuador, which may be caused in part by unhealthy eating habits. Currently, there are no data on the consumption of sodium using 24-hr urine samples. The aims of the study...
ABSTRACT Although there is a general agreement on the recommendation for reduced salt intake as a public health issue, the mechanism by which high salt intake triggers pathological effects on the cardio-renal axis is not completely understood. Emerging evidence indicates that the renin-angiotensin-aldost...
Resumen Introducción. Las estrías de grasa en la pared arterial pueden aparecer desde el tercer año Resumende vida y se relacionan con factores de riesgo aterogénico, como la hipertensión arterial sistémica y el contenido de sodio en la dieta. En pocos estudios se reporta el consumo de sodio en la...
Objetivo: Avaliar a qualidade da dieta e estado nutricional de pacientes submetidos à hemo- diálise em Clínica Renal de um município do sul do Brasil. Método: Neste estudo descritivo, observacional foram incluídos 15 pacientes. Dados sociodemográficos, clínicos e laboratoriais foram colet...
Abstract Background: In Brazil, the prevalence of systemic arterial hypertension (SAH) is approximately 30% of the total population. In 2010, SAH was the cause of death of about 9.4 million people worldwide. A healthy dietary pattern is important to maintain proper blood pressure levels and, consequentl...
A ingestäo de excesso de sal é prejudicial à saúde e a sua patologia de maior importância é a hipertensäo arterial. Considerando a frequência e a severidade com que a hipertensäo arterial aparece em nosso meio, torna-se necessário buscar opçöes para substituiçäo do "sal de cozinha", que sej...
