salt intake
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsaltandintake
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salt
adjective[before noun]
uk/sɒlt/us/sɑːlt/
containing or preserved ...
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intake
noun
uk/ˈɪn.teɪk/us/ˈɪn.teɪk/
an act of taking in something, ...
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(Definition ofsaltandintakefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofsalt intake
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An animal study31 in chimpanzees showed that blood pressure rose with increasedsaltintakeand reverted to normal when the increase was stopped.
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Also, patients with excessive salt intakes are subject to larger falls in blood pressure if they can be persuaded drastically to reduce theirsaltintake.
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A high dietarysaltintakewill enhance fluid retention in the failing kidney, leading to oedema.
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There is a clear relationship betweensaltintakeand blood pressure in population studies17,18 but it is not clear whether reducing sodium consumption reduces blood pressure in patients with hypertension.
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One of its key recommendations was that individuals should try to lessen theirsaltintake, either directly or indirectly, from manufactured products.
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I can usually control mysaltintakeuntil lunchtime, but once lunchtime comes in this place it goes haywire.
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It is not easy to cut down on children'ssaltintake.
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If we did,saltintakecould be halved, which would save thousands of lives in this country alone.
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The public are advised about dietarysaltintakethrough various health educational publications.
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What we do know is that people who suffer from hypertension will reduce their blood pressure by reducing theirsaltintake.
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We need to go further; society is afflicted by obesity and is becoming aware of the problems caused by excessivesaltintake.
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Reducing averagesaltintakeis likely to decrease the burden of high blood pressure and improve public health.
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If we do not do something radical about theirsaltintake, we will face a major problem.
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It is a matter of taste; we need to persuade, bully or, if necessary, force a reduction insaltintake.
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The salt that one adds in cooking or at the table is only about one quarter of thesaltintakeover which we have any control.
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Saltintakeis an important consideration for people with diabetes, especially those who suffer from type 2 diabetes.
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Highsaltintakeis associated with a greater risk of stroke and total cardiovascular disease in susceptible people.
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Drinking too much water, with insufficientsaltintake, puts a person at risk of water intoxication (hyponatremia).
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Thus, paradoxically, a lowsaltintakeshould be protective against loss of sodium in perspiration.
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