Sodium Consumption: An Individual's Choice?
Excess intake of dietary salt is estimated to be one of the leading risks to health worldwide. Major national and international health organizations, along with many governments around the world, have called for reductions in the consumption of dietary salt. This paper discusses behavioural and popu...
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| description | Excess intake of dietary salt is estimated to be one of the leading risks to health worldwide. Major national and international health organizations, along with many governments around the world, have called for reductions in the consumption of dietary salt. This paper discusses behavioural and population interventions as mechanisms to reduce dietary salt. In developed countries, salt added during food processing is the dominant source of salt and largely outside of the direct control of individuals. Population-based interventions have the potential to improve health and to be cost saving for these countries. In developing economies, where salt added in cooking and at the table is the dominant source, interventions based on education and behaviour change have been estimated to be highly cost effective. Regardless, countries with either developed or developing economies can benefit from the integration of both population and behavioural change interventions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a95ca887c46746d6ac3fb5eefbfa12372025-08-20T03:39:32ZengWileyInternational Journal of Hypertension2090-03842090-03922012-01-01201210.1155/2012/860954860954Sodium Consumption: An Individual's Choice?Norm R. C. Campbell0Jillian A. Johnson1Tavis S. Campbell2Departments of Medicine, of Community Health Sciences, and of Physiology and Pharmacology, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Calgary, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 4Z6, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, CanadaDepartment of Psychology, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, CanadaExcess intake of dietary salt is estimated to be one of the leading risks to health worldwide. Major national and international health organizations, along with many governments around the world, have called for reductions in the consumption of dietary salt. This paper discusses behavioural and population interventions as mechanisms to reduce dietary salt. In developed countries, salt added during food processing is the dominant source of salt and largely outside of the direct control of individuals. Population-based interventions have the potential to improve health and to be cost saving for these countries. In developing economies, where salt added in cooking and at the table is the dominant source, interventions based on education and behaviour change have been estimated to be highly cost effective. Regardless, countries with either developed or developing economies can benefit from the integration of both population and behavioural change interventions.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/860954 |
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