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To assess the effects of reduced sodium intake on blood pressure, cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, and potential adverse outcomes including lipid profiles, catecholamine levels, and renal function.

April 3, 2013BMJOpen Access

Effect of lower sodium intake on health: systematic review and meta-analyses

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NANancy AburtoFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations AZA. ZiolkovskaWorld Health Organization LHLee HooperUniversity of East Anglia

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Systematic review and meta-analysis finds lower sodium intake reduces blood pressure and stroke risk in non-acutely ill populations, indicating widespread cardiovascular benefits.

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To assess the effects of reduced sodium intake on blood pressure, cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, and potential adverse outcomes including lipid profiles, catecholamine levels, and renal function.
Systematic search across multiple databases including Cochrane Central, Medline, Embase, and WHO ICTRP for randomized controlled trials and prospective cohort studies in non-acutely ill adults and children.
Meta-analyses using random-effects models and the inverse variance method to evaluate resting blood pressure, all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease, stroke, and physiological biomarkers.
In adults, lowering sodium intake reduced resting systolic blood pressure by 3.39 mm Hg (95% CI 2.46 to 4.31) and diastolic blood pressure by 1.54 mm Hg (95% CI 0.98 to 2.11), with no adverse effects on blood lipids, catecholamines, or renal function (P>0.05).
Cohort studies demonstrated that higher sodium intake was associated with an increased risk of stroke (RR 1.24, 95% CI 1.08 to 1.43), stroke mortality (RR 1.63, 95% CI 1.27 to 2.10), and coronary heart disease mortality (RR 1.32, 95% CI 1.13 to 1.53).
In children, sodium reduction significantly lowered systolic blood pressure by 0.84 mm Hg (95% CI 0.25 to 1.43) and diastolic blood pressure by 0.87 mm Hg (95% CI 0.14 to 1.60).

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Aburto et al. (2013) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ffd214ef3c2ddc5d85120c https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f1326

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Systematic review and meta-analysis finds lower sodium intake reduces blood pressure and stroke risk in non-acutely ill populations, indicating widespread cardiovascular benefits.

Effect of lower sodium intake on health: systematic review and meta-analyses

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Effect of lower sodium intake on health: systematic review and meta-analyses

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