The Institute of Medicine Report Sodium Intake in Populations: Assessment of Evidence: Summary of Primary Findings and Implications for Clinicians

Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo

doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.11818

Evidence to Practice

January 2014

The Institute of Medicine Report Sodium Intake in Populations: Assessment of Evidence: Summary of Primary Findings and Implications for Clinicians

Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS^1,2,3,4

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¹Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
²Division of General Internal Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco
³University of California, San Francisco, Center for Vulnerable Populations at San Francisco General Hospital
⁴Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco

JAMA Intern Med. 2014;174(1):136-137. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.11818

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An Institute of Medicine (IOM) expert committee was commissioned by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to review the evidence linking reductions in sodium consumption to health outcomes, with an emphasis on studies of direct health outcomes (eg, stroke, myocardial infarction) rather than surrogate outcomes (eg, blood pressure). The committee was asked to focus particular attention on potential benefits and harms of reducing sodium consumption to a daily intake in the range of 1500 to 2300 mg/d and the impact of this reduction for high-risk subgroups.¹

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