2018
DOI: 10.22201/fesi.20071523e.2018.1.466
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Excessive consumption of salt and hypertension: Implications for public health / Consumo excesivo de sal e hipertensión arterial: Implicaciones para la salud pública

Abstract: Salt is necessary for the proper functioning of the organism, but the excessive use of it in feeding has increased the incidence of arterial hypertension (AHT), which constitutes the main risk factor of death in the world, and the second of disability due to heart disease and brain strokes. The aim of this work was to review, from a current perspective, the relationships between salt consumption (SCN) and public health, with emphasis on AHT, as well as in the existing policies aimed at reducing its overuse. Mu… Show more

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“…Therefore, reducing sodium in the diet is recommended, taking into account that this component does not only consider table salt, but several food products as well [ 3 ]. On the other hand, it should be noted that reducing sodium intake is beneficial in both hypertensive and normotensive individuals [ 20 ].…”
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“…Therefore, reducing sodium in the diet is recommended, taking into account that this component does not only consider table salt, but several food products as well [ 3 ]. On the other hand, it should be noted that reducing sodium intake is beneficial in both hypertensive and normotensive individuals [ 20 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…When using 24-hour recall questionnaires, it is recommended that more than one survey be collected on both weekdays and weekends, and estimate habitual intake using statistical methods, performed in the ELANS study [ 12 ]. For this reason, most population studies, especially in Latin America, apply other methodologies such as evaluating of dietary intake under a protocol that allows obtaining greater accuracy in the results [ 19 , 20 , 22 ].…”
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“…Este mal hábito predispone a la aparición de la HTA, y otras afecciones cardiovasculares y cerebrovasculares como la cardiopatía isquémica, la insuficiencia cardiaca y los accidentes cerebrovasculares hemorrágicos y trombóticos como bien expresan en su investigación (Argüelles et al, 2018;González Rodríguez & Martínez Abreu, 2018;Lorenzo-Erro et al, 2021;Santos Luna et al, 2022) mostró en su investigación realizada en Ecuador, una prevalencia de hipertensión arterial (HTA) de 62,4% en los adultos mayores estudiados, conociendo que la misma está muy relacionada con factores de riesgo modificables.…”
Section: Excesivo Consumo De Salunclassified
“…Esta sustancia tiene la función de brindar sodio al organismo, el cual es responsable de la retención de líquidos en las células y en la sangre, así como a la regulación del pH en la sangre. Además, contribuye al correcto funcionamiento de las transmisiones entre neuronas, permitiendo la actividad del sistema nervioso central que da sustento a todo el organismo humano (17).…”
Section: Sal Y Saludunclassified