Center for Science in the Public Interest
On April 3, 2009, public testimony on comparative effectiveness
research was given at a meeting of the National Advisory Council
for Healthcare Research and Quality. The testimony represents
the views of the presenter and not necessarily those of the Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) or the Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS).
The Council provides advice and recommendations to the Director,
AHRQ, and to the Secretary, HHS, on priorities for a national
health services research agenda.
The full completed topic nomination form has been submitted
to the Effective Health Care Program and will appear in the
Effective Health Care Program Web site public reading room
at http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/getInvolved.cfm?involvetype=rs.
For the estimated 70 million Americans with hypertension and
the tens of millions more at risk, how would government regulations
lowering sodium content in restaurant and processed foods compare
to usual treatment (relying on the health care delivery system
to diagnose and treat) to reduce hypertension and the resulting
cardiovascular disease in the overall population.
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