ArticleBMC public health2014
How much salt do adults consume in climate vulnerable coastal Bangladesh?
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- Salt Intake and Health Risk in Climate Change Vulnerable Coastal Bangladesh: What Role Do Beliefs and Practices Play?PloS one · 2016Trial
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- Association of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors With Estimated Dietary Salt Consumption in Bangladeshi Adults: A Nationally Representative Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2025Article
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- Salt Intake Estimation from Urine Samples in South Asian Population: Scoping Review.Nutrients · 2023Article
- The risk of miscarriage is associated with ambient temperature: evidence from coastal Bangladesh.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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- Urinary Sodium Excretion and Obesity Markers among Bangladeshi Adult Population: Pooled Data from Three Cohort Studies.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Salt intake and salt-reduction strategies in South Asia: From evidence to action.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2021Review
- Dietary salt intake and its correlates among adults in a slum area in Dhaka, Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study.Nagoya journal of medical science · 2021Article
- Awareness of Salt Intake among Community-Dwelling Elderly at Coastal Area: The Role of Public Health Access Program.Journal of nutrition and metabolism · 2020Article
- [Validity and limitations of methods to measure the intake and elimination of salt].Atencion primaria · 2019Review
- Health Implications of Drinking Water Salinity in Coastal Areas of Bangladesh.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
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- Influence of sodium consumption and associated knowledge on poststroke hypertension in Uganda.Neurology · 2016Article
- Water Quality Index for measuring drinking water quality in rural Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2016Article
- Pre-Hypertension among Young Adults (20-30 Years) in Coastal Villages of Udupi District in Southern India: An Alarming Scenario.PloS one · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundEvidence from numerous studies suggests that salt intake is an important determinant of elevated blood pressure. Robust data about salt consumption among adults in Bangladesh is sparse. However, much evidence suggests saline intrusion due to sea level rise as a result of climate change exposes more than 20 million people to adverse effects of salinity through the food and water supply. The objective of our study was to assess salt consumption among adults in a coastal region of Bangladesh.
methodsOur study was cross sectional and conducted during October-November 2011. A single 24 hour urine was collected from 400 randomly selected individuals over 18 years of age from Chakaria, a rural, coastal area in Southeastern Bangladesh. Logistic regression was conducted to identify the determinants of high salt consumption.
resultsThe mean urinary sodium excretion was 115 mmol/d (6.8 g salt). Based on logistic regression using two different cutoff points (IOM and WHO), housewives and those living in the coastal area had a significantly higher probability of high salt intake compared with people who were engaged in labour-intensive occupations and who lived in hilly areas.
conclusionIt is important to create awareness about the implication of excessive salt intake on health and to develop strategies for reducing salt intake that can be implemented at the community-level. A sustainable policy for salt reduction in the Bangladeshi diet should be formulated with special emphasis on coastal areas.
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