Author/Authors :
Messerli, Franz H. Departments of Cardiology and Clinical Research - University Hospital - Bern-Switzerland - Franz H. Messerli is an Honorary Member of the Turkish Society of Cardiology. , Neagoe, Alexandra Department of Cardiology, InselSpital - Bern - Switzerland , Nazan Walpoth, Belinda Department of Cardiology, InselSpital - Bern - Switzerland
Abstract :
The overall prevalence of hypertension in Turkey’s adult
population is 21.4% and reaches a maximum of 43.3% in patients
aged >65 years (1). The SALTURK study reported that Turkey’s
salt consumption averages between 14.8 and 18.1 g per day (2, 3).
This leads to a simple question, how much salt is too much salt?
