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WHO issues its first guidelines for sodium intake for children Jan 31st 2013, 21:27 GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has for the first time recommended limits on children's daily consumption of sodium which it hoped would help in the global fight against diet-related diseases becoming chronic among all populations. In advice to its 194 member states on Thursday, the U.N. agency noted high sodium levels were a factor behind elevated blood pressure, which increases the risk of heart disease and stroke, the number one cause of death and disability worldwide. ... Media files: 2013-01-31T212725Z_1_CDEE90U1NLY00_RTROPTP_2_HEALTH-SALT.JPG (image/jpeg)

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