Salt and Cardiovascular Health
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Public Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 November 2024 | Viewed by 70
Special Issue Editors
Interests: arterial hypertension; central haemodynamics; arterial stiffness; aortic pressure; cardiovascular health; subclinical vascular damage; salt and cardiovascular disease; high cardiovascular risk populations
Interests: arterial stiffness; dietary behavior; nutritional counselling; endothelial dysfunction; blood pressure; childhood/pediatric obesity
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide. Subclinical vascular damage precedes the onset of CVD, hence its detection and therapy are of paramount importance for CVD prevention strategies. Sodium is a micronutrient mainly found in salt, that is consumed in multiple higher-than-recommended quantities, and has an aggravating role in CVD development. This is at least partly mediated via an increase in arterial blood pressure; however, other pathways, including increased inflammatory response, have been proposed to participated in the development of CVD. Despite the crucial impact that sodium intake has on CVD and blood pressure, there are still many questions and issues that seek answers, both in research as well as clinical practice, with easily applicable methods to accurately quantify the daily dietary intake, methods to motivate and educate individuals in order to recognize the problem and take preventive actions, identify salt-sensitive individuals at a higher risk for CVD or hypertension. Community- and food industry-oriented interventions are necessary to improve adherence to international guidelines regarding the daily consumption of sodium.
The objective of this Special Issue of Nutrients is to gather original articles examining all the above facets of the problem, starting from the pathophysiology and epidemiology to the clinical implementation and community education regarding the detrimental role of sodium in CV health and blood pressure. Likewise, relative reviews and meta-analysis in the field are also welcome for this Special Issue.
Prof. Dr. Athanase D. Protogerou
Dr. Kalliopi Karatzi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- salt intake
- dietary sodium intake
- sodium intake assessment
- salt intake assessment
- salt sensitivity
- sodium-induced inflammatory response
- sodium-induced immune response
- cardiovascular health
- hypertension
- subclinical vascular damage
