Abstract

Source of Review An Institute of Medicine (IOM) expert committee was commissioned by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to review the evidence linking reductions in sodium consumption to health outcomes,with an emphasis on studies of direct health outcomes (eg, stroke,myocardial infarction) rather than surrogateoutcomes (eg, bloodpressure). Thecommitteewasasked to focusparticular attentiononpotentialbenefits andharmsof reducingsodium consumption to a daily intake in the range of 1500 to 2300 mg/d and the impact of this reduction for high-risk subgroups.1

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