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01-03-2013 | Editorial

Salt Intake and Cognitive Function

New Evidence Calls For Further Investigations

Authors: Giovanni Rossi, Pasquale Strazzullo

Published in: High Blood Pressure & Cardiovascular Prevention | Issue 1/2013

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Reduction in dietary sodium intake is an essential component of the lifestyle modifications useful for prevention and treatment of hypertension [1]. While its efficacy has been convincingly demonstrated by randomized clinical trials, it proves difficult to implement effectively in daily clinical practice. This is partly due to an often sluggish approach by health professionals in conveying the message to their patients [2], but is also in part related to an array of psychological, social and environmental factors specific to the patient as recognised a long time ago [3]. …

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Title: Salt Intake and Cognitive Function
New Evidence Calls For Further Investigations
Authors: Giovanni Rossi
Pasquale Strazzullo
Publication date: 01-03-2013
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG
Published in: High Blood Pressure & Cardiovascular Prevention / Issue 1/2013
Print ISSN: 1120-9879
Electronic ISSN: 1179-1985
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40292-013-0008-1

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