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Title

Dietary reference intakes for sodium and potassium / Virginia A. Stallings, Meghan Harrison, and Maria Oria, editors ; Committee to revidew the Dietary Reference intakes for Sodium and Potassium, Food and Nutrition Board, Health and Medicine Division, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

Author

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Committee to Review the Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium, author.

Publication

• Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2019].
• ©2019

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Additional Authors

• Harrison, Meghan,
• National Academies Press (U.S.), printer.
• Oria, Maria,
• Stallings, Virginia A.,

Description

xvi, 572 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.

Summary

• "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"--Publisher's description.
• The committee was charged to review the available evidence and to update the current DRIs for sodium and potassium. In 2005, the evidence supported an Adequate Intake (AI) for both nutrients, and a Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) only for sodium. In addition, we were asked to consider adding, if relevant, sodium and potassium intake values to reduce the risk of chronic disease endpoints.

Series Statement

A consensus study report of the Natonal Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine

Uniform Title

Consensus study report.

Subjects

• Chronic diseases > Physiological aspects
• Hypertension > Risk assessment
• Potassium in the body > Research
• Cardiovascular system > Diseases
• Sodium in the body > Research
• Diet in disease > Research

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographic references.

Contents

Summary -- Introduction -- Applying the "Guiding Principles Report" -- Methodological considerations -- Potassium : dietary reference intakes for adequacy -- Potassium : dietary reference intakes for toxicity -- Potassium : dietary reference intakes based on chronic disease -- Potassium dietary reference intakes: risk characterization and special considerations for public health -- Sodium : dietary reference intakes for adequacy -- Sodium : dietary reference intakes for toxicity -- Dietary reference intakes based on chronic disease -- Sodium dietary reference intakes : risk characterization and special considerations for public health -- Knowledge gaps and future directions -- Appendixes

ISBN

• 0309488346
• 9780309488341

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Columbia University Libraries