Alderman Michael H
Am J Hypertens. 2009 Sep;22(9):925-8. doi: 10.1038/ajh.2009.142.
The idea for a workshop focused on sodium and health was generated by the editors of the American Journal of Hypertension and the Chinese Journal of Hypertension as part of their emerging collaboration. It reflects a belief that scientists and clinicians interested in blood pressure and its related conditions would profit from more effective communication and interaction. Salt was chosen as a central topic because of its multiple physiological and pathological effects, its importance to human health, its role in elevating blood pressure, the unresolved scientific issues, and the absence of an agreed public health response regarding dietary sodium. In addition, much current clinical and population research has begun to shed light on how the interaction of genetics, environment, and diet determines the impact of sodium intake on human health and disease. Surprisingly, given the often passionate professional interest, there has been no regular forum dedicated to an exchange of new knowledge and current research findings. The biomedical literature provides strong evidence that investigators around the world are generating important new findings that increase understanding of how dietary sodium may relate to both health and disease. Given the widely shared need and interest, the workshop's organizers hope that the experience in Xi'an will lead to the appearance of regular working meetings on sodium and human disease on the international scientific schedule. The ultimate goal is for this scientific discourse to lead to evidence-based programs for population salt consumption that will contribute to the betterment of human health.
作为新兴合作的一部分，美国《高血压杂志》和《中华高血压杂志》的编辑们提出了举办一场聚焦钠与健康的研讨会的想法。这反映出一种信念，即对血压及其相关病症感兴趣的科学家和临床医生将从更有效的交流与互动中受益。盐被选为核心主题，是因为它具有多种生理和病理效应、对人类健康至关重要、在血压升高方面所起的作用、尚未解决的科学问题以及在饮食钠方面缺乏一致的公共卫生应对措施。此外，当前许多临床和人群研究已开始阐明基因、环境和饮食之间的相互作用如何决定钠摄入对人类健康和疾病的影响。令人惊讶的是，尽管专业兴趣常常浓厚热烈，但却没有一个专门用于交流新知识和当前研究成果的定期论坛。生物医学文献提供了有力证据，表明世界各地的研究人员正在得出重要的新发现，这些发现增进了人们对饮食钠与健康和疾病之间关系的理解。鉴于广泛存在的需求和兴趣，研讨会的组织者希望在西安举办的这次活动能促使国际科学日程上出现关于钠与人类疾病的定期工作会议。最终目标是让这种科学讨论促成基于证据的人群盐消费计划，从而有助于改善人类健康。
