Modelling the impact of sodium intake on cardiovascular disease mortality in Mexico

• Main Authors: Jorge Vargas-Meza (Author), Eduardo Augusto Fernandes Nilson (Author), Claudia Nieto (Author), Neha Khandpur (Author), Edgar Denova-Gutiérrez (Author), Isabel Valero-Morales (Author), Simón Barquera (Author), Ismael Campos-Nonato (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) represent the main cause of death in Mexico, while high blood pressure is suffered by about half of the adult population. Sodium intake is one of the main risk factors for these diseases. The Mexican adult population consumes about 3.1 g/day, an amou...