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Le chlorure de sodium dans l'alimentation : un problème de santé publique non résolu
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Meneton, Pierre |
| Copyright Year | 2001 |
| Abstract | Our genetic makeup is adapted to a sodium chloride poor environment. The massive addition of sodium chloride to our diet is a relatively recent habit in evolutionary terms. It is probably this disconnection between our genes and the environment that is responsible for the development of hypertension. The animal and human genetic data reveal that the genes implicated to date in the control of blood pressure are directly or indirectly involved in renal sodium handling. The epidemiological studies suggest that habitual salt intake is a major factor intervening in the increase in blood pressure and cardiovascular disease frequency with age in industrialized populations. Intervention studies also indicate that reducing salt intake decreases blood pressure in the general population. Taking into account possible negative effects on stomach cancer frequency and development of osteoporosis, chronic high salt intake is likely to be responsible for dozens of thousand deaths each year in France like in other industrialized countries. Public health policies are still very timid in considering the problem, except in a few countries such as Japan or Finland. National actions should be initiated with the industrials for reducing the salt content of processed foods that represent the most important source of |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://selsante.free.fr/references/meneton-sel.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
