New evidence relating to the health impact of reducing salt intake

Norm Campbell; Ricardo Correa-Rotter; Bruce Neal; Francesco Cappuccio

doi:10.1016/j.numecd.2011.08.001

New evidence relating to the health impact of reducing salt intake

Norm Campbell, Ricardo Correa-Rotter, Bruce Neal, Francesco Cappuccio

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Abstract

This paper is a Position Statement from an 'ad hoc' Scientific Review Subcommittee of the PAHO/WHO Regional Expert Group on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention through Dietary Salt Reduction. It is produced in response to requests from representatives of countries of the Pan-American Region of WHO needing clarification on two recent publications casting doubts on the appropriateness of population wide policies to reduce salt intake for the prevention of cardiovascular disease. The paper provides a brief background, a critical appraisal of the recent reports and explanations as why the implications have been mis-interpreted. The paper concludes that the benefits of salt reduction are clear and consistent, and reinforces the recommendations outlined by PAHO/WHO and other organizations worldwide for a population reduction in salt intake to prevent strokes, heart attacks and other cardiovascular events.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	617-619
Number of pages	3
Journal	Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume	21
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.numecd.2011.08.001
Publication status	Published - 2011

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Campbell, N., Correa-Rotter, R., Neal, B., & Cappuccio, F. (2011). New evidence relating to the health impact of reducing salt intake. Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, 21(9), 617-619. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.numecd.2011.08.001

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