The estimated health impact of sodium reduction through food reformulation in Australia: A modeling study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Australian Government recently established sodium targets for packaged foods to encourage voluntary reformulation to reduce population sodium consumption and related diseases. We modeled the health impact of Australia's sodium reformulation targets and additional likely health gains if more ambitious, yet feasible sodium targets had been adopted instead.

Methods and findings

Using comparative risk assessment models, we estimated the averted deaths, incidence, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) from cardiovascular disease (CVD), chronic kidney disease (CKD) and stomach cancer after implementation of (a) Australia's sodium targets (overall and by individual companies); (b) United Kingdom's targets (that covers more product categories); and (c) an optimis

SUBMITTER: Trieu K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8547659 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature