Health and Budgetary Impact of Achieving 10-Year U.S. Sodium Reduction Targets.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This study estimates the health, economic, and budgetary impact resulting from graduated sodium reductions in the commercially produced food supply of the U.S., which are consistent with draft U.S. Food and Drug Administration voluntary guidance and correspond to Healthy People 2020 objectives and the 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

Methods

Reduction in mean U.S. dietary sodium consumption to 2,300 mg/day was implemented in a microsimulation model designed to evaluate prospective cardiovascular disease-related policies in the U.S.

Population

The analysis was conducted in 2018-2020, and the microsimulation model was constructed using various data sources from 1948 to 2018. Modeled outcomes over 10 years included prevalence of systolic blood pre

SUBMITTER: Dehmer SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7768612 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature