Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium (Dietary Reference Intakes Ser.)

Synopsis

As essential nutrients, sodium and potassium contribute to the fundamentals of physiology and pathology of human health and disease. In clinical settings, these are two important blood electrolytes, are frequently measured and influence care decisions. Yet, blood electrolyte concentrations are usually not influenced by dietary intake, as kidney and hormone systems carefully regulate blood values. Over the years, increasing evidence suggests that sodium and potassium intake patterns of children and adults influence long-term population health mostly through complex relationships among dietary intake, blood pressure and cardiovascular health. The public health importance of understanding these relationships, based upon the best available evidence and establishing recommendations to support the development of population clinical practice guidelines and medical care of patients is clear. This report reviews evidence on the relationship between sodium and potassium intakes and indicators of adequacy, toxicity, and chronic disease. It updates the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) using an expanded DRI model that includes consideration of chronic disease endpoints, and outlines research gaps to address the uncertainties identified in the process of deriving the reference values and evaluating public health implications.

Copyright:

2005

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Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9780309488372

Publisher:

The National Academies Press

Date of Addition:

10/01/19

Copyrighted By:

the National Academy of Sciences

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Science, Cooking, Food and Wine, Health, Mind and Body, Outdoors and Nature

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