Correction to: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2009) 63, 1169–1175; doi:10.1038/ejcn.2009.57; published online 22 July 2009

Since the publication of the above article, the authors have noticed an error in the last sentence of the abstract. The sentence should have read:

The fact that the main dietary sources of sodium and potassium were, for the most part, not the same demonstrates the feasibility of simultaneously decreasing sodium intake and increasing potassium intake at the individual level.

The authors would like to apologize for any inconvenience caused.