%0 Journal Article
%T Sodium intake reduction efforts in Lebanon
%A Ammar Olabi
%A Elie Awad
%A Haya Hamade
%A Hussain A. IsmaˇŻeel
%A Imad Toufeili
%A Lara Nasreddine
%A Mohamad M. Almedawar
%A Samir Arnaout
%J SCIE-indexed Journal
%D 2015
%X Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) represent the majority of all-cause mortality in Lebanon (60%) in persons aged 50 years and older, who represent 22% of the Lebanese population (approximately 4.467 million) (1,2). CVD, mainly stroke, resulted in 2,072 deaths in 2002 and represent 10% of total deaths according to WHO 2011 estimates (3). Hypertension is a major underlying risk factor for CVD with a prevalence of 29% (4)
%U http://cdt.amegroups.com/article/view/6400/7274