Cost effectiveness of a government supported policy strategy to decrease sodium intake: global analysis across 183 nations.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

 To quantify the cost effectiveness of a government policy combining targeted industry agreements and public education to reduce sodium intake in 183 countries worldwide.

Design

 Global modeling study.

Setting

 183 countries.

Population

 Full adult population in each country.

Intervention

 A "soft regulation" national policy that combines targeted industry agreements, government monitoring, and public education to reduce population sodium intake, modeled on the recent successful UK program. To account for heterogeneity in efficacy across countries, a range of scenarios were evaluated, including 10%, 30%, 0.5 g/day, and 1.5 g/day sodium reductions achieved over 10 years. We characterized global sodium intakes, blood pressure levels, effects of s

SUBMITTER: Webb M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5225236 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature