The sodium potassium ratio: adherence to guidelines in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Few Americans meet the guidelines for sodium and potassium consumption. Yet, sodium reduction remains a major public health aim due to its relationship with hypertension and cardiovascular disease (CVD), increasing potassium is not equally emphasized. The sodium-potassium ratio may better reflect dietary quality with respect to hypertension. Few studies have investigated guideline adherence to a sodium-potassium ratio in an ethnically diverse sample. This is a notable gap due to ethnic differences in CVD risk and cultural differences in food intake among varying groups.

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Project Type(s): Master's Thesis

Author(s): Emily Kurlak

Program(s): Master of Science, RDN Training

Year: 2015

Adviser(s):

• Joseph (Chris) Delaney