Trend of salt intake measured by 24-h urine collection in the Italian adult population between the 2008 and 2018 CUORE Project surveys

The WHO Global Action Plan for the Prevention of NCDs recommends a 30% relative reduction in mean population salt/sodium intake. The Study assessed the trend in the habitual salt intake of the Italian adult population from 2008-2012 to 2018-2019 based on 24-hour urinary sodium excretion, in the framework of the CUORE Project/MINISAL-GIRCSI/MENO SALE PIU ’ SALUTE national surveys.

Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - October 30, 2020 Category: Nutrition Authors: Chiara Donfrancesco, Cinzia Lo Noce, Ornella Russo, Daniela Minutoli, Anna Di Lonardo, Elisabetta Profumo, Brigitta Buttari, Roberto Iacone, Francesca Vespasiano, Serena Vannucchi, Graziano Onder, Ferruccio Galletti, Daniela Galeone, Paolo Bellisario, Mic Source Type: research