FIGURE 3-5. Shifting of salt taste preference in response to a lower-salt diet.

FIGURE 3-5Shifting of salt taste preference in response to a lower-salt diet

Change in salt content of the diet indicated by the change in urinary sodium excretion.

SOURCE: Elmer, 1988.

From: 3, Taste and Flavor Roles of Sodium in Foods: A Unique Challenge to Reducing Sodium Intake

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Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake in the United States.
Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake; Henney JE, Taylor CL, Boon CS, editors.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2010.
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