Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences by Subject "Salt intake"
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Autonomic activity and its relationship with the endogenous cardiotonic steroid marinobufagenin: the African-PREDICT study
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)Aim: Marinobufagenin (MBG), a cardiotonic steroid and a natriuretic hormone, is elevated in response to high salt diet consumption. In animal models salt intake stimulates adrenocortical MBG secretion via increased angiotensin ... -
Mean dietary salt intake in Nepal: a population survey with 24‐hour urine collections
(Wiley, 2020)High salt (sodium chloride) intake raises blood pressure and increases the risk of developing hypertension, a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Little is known about salt intake in Nepal, and no study has ... -
Salt and potassium intake among adult Ghanaians: WHO-SAGE Ghana Wave 3
(BMC, 2020)Though Ghana has high hypertension prevalence, the country lacks current national salt consumption data required to build and enhance advocacy for salt reduction. We explored the characteristics of a randomly selected sub ... -
The sodium content of processed foods in South Africa during the introduction of mandatory sodium limits
(MDPI, 2017)Background: In June 2016, the Republic of South Africa introduced legislation for mandatory limits for the upper sodium content permitted in a wide range of processed foods. We assessed the sodium levels of packaged foods ...