Population Dietary Salt Reduction and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease. A Scientific statement from the European Salt Action Network

The publication in the last few years of a number of prospective observational studies suggesting a J-shaped association between levels of salt (sodium) consumption and cardiovascular outcomes has opened a debate on the pertinence of population-wide salt reduction policies to reduce cardiovascular disease burden, and some have even questioned the global World Health Organization guidelines, that recommend a 30% reduction in salt consumption by 2025, aiming at an ideal target of no more than 5 g of salt consumption per day.

Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - December 7, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: F.P. Cappuccio, M. Beer, P. Strazzullo, European Salt Action Network Tags: Review Source Type: research