<International Circultion>:   What advice would you give Chinese doctors in the preventative treatment of cardiovascular disease?

  《国际循环》：您对中国医生就心血管疾病的防治有何建议？
    Dr Jessup：  Well I think that the Chinese are well on their way to grappling with prevention . I think that the Chinese have been very advanced in their reduction of smoking efforts and made a nationwide effort， far faster and more efficiently than we have done in the United States.  I also think that the Chinese are grappling with hypertension and realize that it is a potent factor in China and in tackling the efforts to reduce sodium intake which I think is although our food and the foods we eat are very different between China and the United States， for both countries， we still have to struggle with salt and limiting salt intake.  The American Heart Association is now recommending that all people reduce their sodium intake to less than 1500mg of sodium a day.  That is an enormous challenge for Americans and I suspect it is an enormous challenge for the Chinese as well.

    Dr Jessup：我认为中国对心血管疾病的防治工作进行得很不错。我认为中国在禁烟付出了极大的努力，并且是从全国范围开展的，这比我们美国在这方面所做的工作要更快更有效。我认为中国正在与高血压斗争并且意识到这是控制心血管疾病的一个有效措施，努力减少食品中盐的摄入，虽然中美两国人民所吃的食物差异很大，但我们两个国家都在努力控制盐的摄入。目前，美国心脏协会建议所有人减少钠的摄入，每天钠的摄入量要少于1500mg。这对美国人来说是极大的挑战，我相信这对中国也是充满挑战的。