24-Hour Urinary Sodium and Potassium Excretion and Cardiovascular Risk.
Yuan MaFeng J HeQi SunChangzheng YuanLyanne M KienekerGary C CurhanGraham A MacGregorStephan J L BakkerNorm R C CampbellMolin WangEric B RimmJoAnn E MansonWalter C WillettAlbert HofmanRon T GansevoortNancy R CookFrank B HuPublished in: The New England journal of medicine (2021)
Higher sodium and lower potassium intakes, as measured in multiple 24-hour urine samples, were associated in a dose-response manner with a higher cardiovascular risk. These findings may support reducing sodium intake and increasing potassium intake from current levels. (Funded by the American Heart Association and the National Institutes of Health.).