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The association of high sodium intake with hypertension and cardiovascular disease is well established; however, little is known about the global effect of high sodium on cardiovascular mortality. Therefore, investigators used data from surveys on sodium intake (based on urinary excretion and diet) from 66 countries to quantify global intake of sodium according to age, sex, and country. They conducted a meta-analysis of 107 randomized studies to determine the effects of sodium intake on blood pressure; derived cause-specific mortality from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010; and developed a model to assess the effects of current sodium intake, compared with a reference of 2.00 g of sodium daily, on cardiovascular mortality.
The estimate…