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Thursday, December 12, 2013

Salt Reduction Program Reduces Heart Deaths

The United Kingdom program of voluntary salt reduction, in collaboration with the food industry, has reduced 24-hour urinary sodium levels by 15% and prevented an estimated 9,000 cardiovascular deaths each year since the program began in 2003-2004, according to this comprehensive analysis.

The article provides an analysis of the program with the aim of providing a simple step-by-step guide for development and implementation of a national salt reduction program that other countries have already followed.

UK population salt reduction: an experiment in public health. The Lancet, Volume 382, Supplement 3, Page S43, 29 November 2013 (register on the Lancet site to get free access to the article).

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