PS 18-14 Evaluation of dietary salt by adjusting for body weight -Does it make sense?-

Objective: Numerous studies supported the close association between excess dietary salt and hypertension. However, salt intake was assessed without adjustment for body weight in previous studies and most guidelines recommend salt restriction without considering body weight despite the assumption that salt intake increases along with food intake. The present study was designed to test the hypothesis that body weight-adjusted as well as total salt...