PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Vinall, Maria
ED  - Alderman, Michael
TI  - The Controversy over Salt Intake
DP  - 2014  01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 24--26
VI  - 14
IP  - 5
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/5/24.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/5/24.full
AB  - In 1980, the recommendation from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans was to “avoid too much sodium.” Over time, however, formal guidelines have set ever-lowering intake goals, for which the scientific basis has become a matter of debate. Offering new snew perspectives on this controversy, this article discusses how dietary reference intakes are set, the relationship between sodium intake and cardiovascular disease, as well as population nutrition trends.