Review of national nutrition standards with salt-related criteria for publicly funded institutions around the world.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Creating healthy food environments through nutrition standards for publicly funded institutions (eg, schools, workplaces, and hospitals) provides an important opportunity to improve population diets.

Objective

This study aimed to identify countries with national nutrition standards for publicly funded institutions that included salt-related criteria and to describe and summarize these initiatives.

Data sources

Peer-reviewed and grey literature was searched to December 2019, including MEDLINE, CENTRAL, Embase, TRoPHI, LILACS, Web of Science, Cochrane Public Health Group Specialised Register, and Effective Public Health Practice Project Database. In addition, a questionnaire was sent to country contacts and salt-reduction experts, and a targeted search on releva

SUBMITTER: Rosewarne E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10170325 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature