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International Journal of Epidemiology 2002;31:319-320
© International Epidemiological Association 2002

Point-Counterpoint

Commentary: Salt, blood pressure and public policy

David A Freemana and Diana B Petittib

a University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
b Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Walnut Center, Pasadena, CA 91188, USA.

The ‘salt hypothesis’ is that higher levels of salt in the diet lead to higher levels of blood pressure, increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease. The corollary is a public health recommendation for a drastic cut in the level of dietary salt, by a factor of two or more. The salt hypothesis and its public health corollary have a number of highly visible advocates, both individual and corporate.

Alderman1 provides an incisive review of the evidence from epidemiological studies, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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