Reduction of population sodium intake has been identified as a key initiative for reduction of
Non-Communicable Disease. Monitoring of population sodium intake must accompany …

The traditional diet in Okinawa is anchored by root vegetables (principally sweet potatoes),
green and yellow vegetables, soybean-based foods, and medicinal plants. Marine foods …

Background High levels of dietary sodium (consumed as common salt, sodium chloride) are
associated with raised blood pressure and adverse cardiovascular health. Despite this …

Background Accurate monitoring of changes in dietary patterns in response to food policy
implementation is challenging. Metabolic profiling allows simultaneous measurement of …

Public health campaigns in several countries encourage population-wide reduced sodium
(salt) intake, but excessive intake remains a major problem. Excessive sodium intake is …

Sodium is an essential nutrient. Increasing sodium intake is associated with increasing
blood pressure, whereas low sodium intake results in increased renin and aldosterone …

Background Obesity is growing at an alarming rate in Latin America. Lifestyle behaviours
such as physical activity and dietary intake have been largely associated with obesity in …

The purpose of the study was to compare nutrient intakes among Chinese, Japanese, UK,
and US INTERMAP samples, and assess possible relationships of dietary patterns to …

Obesity is a major public health problem worldwide. We used 24-hour urinary metabolic
profiling by proton (1H) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and ion exchange …

Available data indicate that dietary sodium (as salt) relates directly to blood pressure (BP).
Most of these findings are from studies lacking dietary data; hence, it is unclear whether this …