Table 1.
Weekly MEDLINE (Ovid) Search Strategy Years: 1946–Present
| Step | Search |
|---|---|
| 1 | Exp Sodium Glutamate |
| 2 | (Monosodium glutamate or msg).tw. |
| 3 | (Salt or sodium).tw. |
| 4 | 1 or 2 or 3 |
| 5 | Exp Diet |
| 6 | (Diet* or food or intake).tw. |
| 7 | 5 or 6 |
| 8 | 4 and 7 |
| 9 | Exp Sodium, Dietary |
| 10 | Exp Diet, Sodium‐Restricted |
| 11 | 8 or 9 or 10 |
| 12 | Limit 11 to English language |
| 13 | Limit 12 to yr=“2013–Current” |
| 14 | Limit 13 to humans |
The Science of Salt Weekly MEDLINE (Ovid) Search Strategy is a modified version of the search strategy developed by a Cochrane librarian to support the development of the Canadian Hypertension Education Program recommendations regarding dietary sodium.