He. Dewardener et Nm. Kaplan, ON THE ASSERTION THAT A MODERATE RESTRICTION OF SODIUM-INTAKE MAY HAVE ADVERSE HEALTH-EFFECTS, American journal of hypertension, 6(9), 1993, pp. 810-814
The claim in a recent review by Muntzel and Drueke in the American Jou
rnal of Hypertension (1992;5:1S - 42S) that a moderate restriction in
sodium intake may result in health risks is not supported by the evide
nce provided nor by any other in the literature. The adverse effects w
hich are observed with severe sodium depletion are not relevant to the
possible dangers of reducing sodium intake in humans to levels that a
re attainable and feasible.