Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Toward Dietary Salt Intake Among Medical Students at King Abdulaziz University.

Background Since the beginning of the century, dietary patterns have been changing rapidly due to evolving lifestyles, restaurants that cater to dietary restrictions, etc. As a result, populations started consuming a large amount of salt in their diets. Years of research have found that high salt intake is strongly related to many serious health problems like hypertension and cardiovascular diseases.