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Dietary Sodium Intake and Its Relation to Human Health

These articles, published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition (2006;25(Suppl 3):231S-284S), address the role of sodium in fluid homeostasis with exercise, the influence of dietary sodium on blood pressure, salt sensitivity, the relationship between dietary sodium and cardiovascular disease, the interaction between sodium and potassium, the role of dietary sodium in osteoporosis, and the formulation of dietary guidelines in light of scientific evidence.

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Hidratación: Líquidos para la Vida

The IAFNS Technical Committee on Hydration and ILSI Mexico are proud to announce that the monograph Hydration: Fluids for Life is now available in Spanish. This is a reprint of the 2004 monograph that covers the functions of water in the human system, the health effects of water loss, recommended intakes through the life cycle, and dietary sources of hydrating fluids.

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