A Global Review of National Strategies to Reduce Sodium Concentrations in Packaged Foods.

ABSTRACT: Strategies to reduce sodium concentrations in packaged foods are effective and cost-effective approaches to reducing the burden of disease attributable to high sodium intakes. This review aimed to comprehensively describe, and explore characteristics of, national strategies to reduce sodium concentrations in packaged foods, and assess progress toward achieving national goals. A secondary aim was to understand the number, type, and variation of food category sodium targets set by countries compared with WHO global sodium benchmarks. National sodium reduction reformulation strategies were identified from a search of peer-reviewed and gray literature up to December 2019 supplemented by verified information from key contacts and experts up to December 2020. Key characteristics of countries' st

SUBMITTER: Rosewarne E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9526819 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature