... Limited 2021 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Women Habits Sodium chloride Prevention Hypertension Morbidity and mortality from non-communicable diseases such as heart disease and hypertension have increased significantly in many low- and middle-income countries...

..., such as high temperatures and concentrations of sodium chloride (NaCl) and sodium nitrite (NaNO₂). Design/methodology/approach Free and encapsulated probiotics were subjected to 70 and 80°C during 5, 10, 20 and 30 min. In addition, the probiotics were subjected to concentrations of 0.5, 1.0, 2.5...