TY - JOUR T1 - Review: restricted dietary salt intake can reduce blood pressure but does not reduce death or cardiovascular morbidity JF - Evidence Based Medicine JO - Evid Based Med SP - 139 LP - 139 DO - 10.1136/ebm.8.5.139 VL - 8 IS - 5 A2 - , Y1 - 2003/09/01 UR - http://ebm.bmj.com/content/8/5/139.abstract N2 - (2003) Cochrane Database Syst Rev 1, CD003656. Hooper L, Bartlett C, Davey Smith G, et al.. Reduced dietary salt for prevention of cardiovascular disease.. ;. (. ). :. (latest version 26 Feb 2003).
 
 QUESTION: In people with normal and elevated blood pressure (BP), does a reduction in dietary salt decrease blood pressure, death, or cardiovascular events? Studies were identified by searching the Cochrane Library, Medline, and EMBASE/Excerpta Medica; reviewing bibliographies or relevant studies; and contacting authors. 2 reviewers independently selected randomised controlled trials (RCTs) that compared interventions designed to reduce salt intake with placebo or no active intervention in adults (≥16 y) with normal or high BP. Institutionalised, acutely ill, or pregnant people were excluded. 2 reviewers independently assessed the quality of RCTs (randomisation method, allocation concealment, blinding, and losses to follow up) and extracted data on patient characteristics, interventions and type of controls, … ER -