Reducing Salt Intake in China with "Action on Salt China" (ASC): Protocol for Campaigns and Randomized Controlled Trials.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Salt intake in China is over twice the maximum recommendation of the World Health Organization. Unlike most developed countries where salt intake is mainly derived from prepackaged foods, around 80% of the salt consumed in China is added during cooking.

Objective

Action on Salt China (ASC), initiated in 2017, aims to develop, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive and tailored salt reduction program for national scaling-up.

Methods

ASC consists of six programs working in synergy to increase salt awareness and to reduce the amount of salt used during cooking at home and in restaurants, as well as in processed foods. Since September 2018, two health campaigns on health education and processed foods have respectively started, in parallel with four open-label

SUBMITTER: Zhang P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7180507 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature