Dietary sodium and potassium intakes among Moroccan children aged 6 to 14 years
Objectives World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations outline the importance of reducing sodium intake, and promote potassium intake (3.5g/d) as a means to reduce blood pressure and decrease the risk of cardiovascular diseases, and coronary heart diseases. The WHO recommends the consumption of less than 2g/day (5g of salt) of sodium in adults and revises down