Estimation of Salt Intake in Normotensive and Hypertensive Children: The Role of Body Weight.
Martina KosTihana NađLorena StanojevićMatea LukićAna StupinInes DrenjancevicSilvija PušeljićErna Davidović CvetkoZrinka MihaljevićDijana DumančićIvana JukićPublished in: Nutrients (2023)
Our study results confirm the relationship between daily salt consumption, blood pressure and body weight. Sodium consumption related to blood pressure and body weight among children. Cardiovascular disease prevention should start in early childhood by reducing salt intake and preventing overweight/obesity since these are two of the most important modifiable risk factors for hypertension.
Keyphrases
- body weight
- blood pressure
- weight gain
- cardiovascular disease
- hypertensive patients
- young adults
- heart rate
- weight loss
- type diabetes
- physical activity
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- blood glucose
- body mass index
- adipose tissue
- high fat diet induced
- coronary artery disease
- skeletal muscle
- cardiovascular risk factors
- cardiovascular events