One negative-quality cohort study in 90 Asian Indian children, two to 18 years of age, studied the association between sodium intake and the incidence of hypertension (HTN). Children with a parent or grandparent with essential HTN had a 30% greater incidence of HTN and significantly higher sodium intake than those in the control group without hypertensive family members. More research in this area is needed.

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