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Stephen Havas, MD, MPH, MS; Barry D. Dickinson, PhD; Modena Wilson, MD, MPH

JAMA. 2007;298:1439-1441.

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Approximately 16.7 million individuals worldwide,¹ including 850 000 in the United States,² annually die of cardiovascular diseases. Almost 8 million of these deaths are attributed to hypertension (systolic blood pressure [SBP] 140 mm Hg and/or diastolic blood pressure [DBP] 90 mm Hg or taking antihypertensive medication).³ Many additional deaths are attributable to prehypertension (SBP 120-139 mm Hg and/or DBP 80-89 mm Hg). In the United States, more than 27% of adults have hypertension and another 31% have prehypertension.⁴ The lifetime probability of developing hypertension in the United States approaches 90%.⁵ Worldwide, more than 26% of adults have hypertension.⁶

Across populations, the progressive increase in blood pressure levels and the prevalence of hypertension with age are directly related to sodium intake. Numerous observational studies and randomized controlled trials document that high sodium intake increases blood pressure.⁷ The evidence implicating . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Policy Recommendations and Actions on Sodium

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Author Affiliations: Science, Quality, and Public Health (Dr Havas), Science Policy (Dr Dickinson), and Professional Standards (Dr Wilson), American Medical Association, Chicago, Illinois.

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