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Dietary Intake Of Sodium By Children: Why It Matters, Manjula Gowrishankar, Becky Blair, Michael J. Rieder
Dietary Intake Of Sodium By Children: Why It Matters, Manjula Gowrishankar, Becky Blair, Michael J. Rieder
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Dietary sodium is required in very small amounts to support circulating blood volume and blood pressure (BP). Available nutritional surveillance data suggest that most Canadian children consume sodium in excess of their dietary requirements. Approximately 80% of the sodium Canadians consume comes from processed and packaged foods. High sodium intakes in children may be an indicator of poor diet quality. Results from systematic reviews and meta-analyses have demonstrated that decreasing dietary sodium in children leads to small but clinically insignificant decreases in BP. However, population-level strategies to reduce sodium consumption, such as food product reformulation, modifying food procurement processes, and …
L'Importance De L'Apport Alimentaire En Sodium Chez Les Enfants, Manjula Gowrishankar, Becky Blair, Michael J. Rieder
L'Importance De L'Apport Alimentaire En Sodium Chez Les Enfants, Manjula Gowrishankar, Becky Blair, Michael J. Rieder
Paediatrics Publications
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