Salt Toxicity (Sodium Intake): A Serious Threat to Infants and Children of Pakistan.

• Main Authors: Amir Waseem (Author), Muhammad Nafees (Author), Ghulam Murtaza (Author), Ashif Sajjad (Author), Zahid Mehmood (Author), Abdul Rauf Siddiqi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Excess sodium intake can lead to hypertension, the primary risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the sodium and potassium contents of foodstuff used by infants and children of Pakistan.We analyzed the sodium and potassium contents of infant milk formula (6...