IOM 2013 Report on Sodium Intake

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) issued a report, commissioned by the CDC, in May 2013. This report set out to evaluate data from outcome studies published since the IOM's 2004 report on water and electrolytes, which included the need for salt. The earlier report suggested no more than 1,200 to 1,500 mg of sodium were needed by virtually all Americans. This new IOM report focused on studies that at...