Knowledge, attitude and behaviour on salt intake and its association with hypertension in the Malaysian population: findings from MyCoSS (Malaysian Community Salt Survey)

• Main Authors: Azli Baharudin (Author), Rashidah Ambak (Author), Fatimah Othman (Author), Viola Michael (Author), Siew Man Cheong (Author), Nor Azian Mohd. Zaki (Author), Nur Shahida Abdul Aziz (Author), Syafinaz Mohd. Sallehuddin (Author), Shubash Shander Ganapathy (Author), Lalitha Palaniveloo (Author), Feng J. He (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background High blood pressure or hypertension has become one of the main health problems, worldwide. A number of studies have proven that an increased intake of salt was related to an increased prevalence of cardiovascular diseases. Of late, its relationship with high salt intake has recei...