Background Excess salt intake is a major cause of raised blood pressure—the leading risk
factor for death and disability worldwide. Although behaviour change interventions such as …

Context Prolonged high salt (sodium) intake can increase the risk of hypertension and
cardiovascular disease. Behavioral interventions may help reduce sodium intake at the …

Background Salt reduction is a public health priority but there are few studies testing the
efficacy of plausible salt reduction programs. Methods A multi-faceted, community-based salt …

Excess intake of dietary salt is estimated to be one of the leading risks to health worldwide.
Major national and international health organizations, along with many governments around …

This periodic review aims to identify, summarize, and appraise studies relating to the
implementation of salt reduction strategies that were published between September 2016 …

Salt reduction is important for reducing hypertension and the risk of cardiovascular events,
nevertheless worldwide salt intakes are above recommendations. Consequently strategies …

Background High-salt diets are linked to elevated blood pressure, a major risk factor for
cardiovascular diseases, particularly stroke. State and community salt reduction strategies …

Background Salt intake is associated with hypertension, the leading risk factor for
cardiovascular disease. To promote population-level salt reduction, the World Health …

Background Non-communicable disease (NCD) prevention strategies now prioritise four
major risk factors: food, tobacco, alcohol and physical activity. Dietary salt intake remains …

Aim Salt reduction efforts usually have a strong focus on consumer education.
Understanding the association between salt consumption levels and knowledge, attitudes …