Less Than 2g of Daily Sodium Intake Independently Predict Higher Micronutrient Deficiency in Patients with Heart Failure

Abstract

Micronutrient deficiency is an important factor to determine quality of patients’ diets. Micronutrient deficiency is known to be associated with adverse health outcome in patients with heart failure (HF). A strict low sodium diet is assumed to be related to inadequate food intake, resulting in poor nutritional status. However, there is limited research about the link of a strict low sodium diet to micronutrient deficiency. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a strict low sodium diet affects micronutrient deficiency.