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Sodium, Dietary MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Sodium, Dietary
Tree Number(s)
D01.857.875
Unique ID
D012982
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012982
Annotation
/adv eff: coord with disease /‌etiol, not /‌chem ind; /‌defic = SODIUM /‌defic but consider also HYPONATREMIA; for intake of table salt index under SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY
Scope Note
Sodium or sodium compounds used in foods or as a food. The most frequently used compounds are sodium chloride or sodium glutamate.
Entry Term(s)
Dietary Sodium
Registry Numbers
0
Previous Indexing
Diet, Sodium-Restricted (1966-1987)
Sodium (1966-1987)
Sodium Chloride (1966-1987)
Sodium Glutamate (1975-1987)
Public MeSH Note
88
History Note
88
Entry Combination
chemistry:Sodium /chemistry
Date Introduced
1988/01/01
Last Updated
2018/07/02
Sodium, Dietary Preferred
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