Lanfranco D’Elia is Associate Professor at the Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, “Federico II”, University of Naples. He is a member of the SINU National Scientific Committee and a member of the “Italian Group on Dietary Salt Reduction” and of the SINU Working Group “LESS SALT MORE HEALTH”, and a coordinator of the SIIA (Italian Society of Hypertension) working group on Salt and Cardiovascular Disease. His broad area of interest encompasses the study of the metabolic bases of cardiovascular diseases and the role of nutrition in cardiovascular prevention. His scientific activity particularly focuses on clinical and epidemiological aspects of the role of salt/sodium and potassium intake in cardiovascular disease and metabolism alterations. He also investigated the salt-sensitivity of blood pressure and alterations in renal sodium handling in hypertension and related metabolic conditions. He is the author of several publications in international scientific journals on these topics.