Behind the Labels: Big Food’s War on Healthy Food Policies
This report by GHAI’s Food Policy program reveals how the ultra-processed food industry has aggressively fought against front-of-package labels globally.
Policies to protect children from the harmful impact of food marketing: WHO guideline
This guideline builds on the 2010 WHO Set of recommendations on the marketing of foods and non-alcoholic beverages to children, and takes into consideration more recent evidence specific to children and to the context of food marketing.
Review of Methods to Determine the Main Sources of Salt in the Diet
From WHO/PAHO Regional Expert Group for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention through Population-wide Dietary Salt Reduction
Sodium Reduction Framework
This framework summarizes the recommended components of a comprehensive dietary sodium reduction program, and provides links to existing implementation tools, examples of successful programs and other resources.
Healthy public food procurement and service policies
Resource on the benefits of healthy public food procurement and service policies.
WHO global sodium benchmarks for different food categories, 2nd ed
A document that updates the global sodium benchmarks developed in 2021 for different food categories to help reduce salt intake using country experiences (updated in 2024)
WHO Sodium Country Score Card
WHO’s monitoring tool that tracks countries’ progress in implementing policies and programs on population sodium reduction. For other relevant score cards see: Front-of-pack and other interpretive nutrition labelling Public food procurement and service for healthy diets Food product reformulation Food taxes
What’s in Our Food? A guide to introducing effective front-of-package nutrient labels
Step-by-step guide to developing front-of-package labels
PAHO Regional Sodium Targets (2021-2025)
Sodium targets for the PAHO region (published 2021).
Top tips for sodium reduction
A fact sheet about tips on reducing dietary salt intake for Americans
Accelerating salt reduction in Europe
A support package to help countries in the European region to initiate or accelerate efforts towards population sodium reduction
Systematic review on international salt reduction policy in restaurants
An article that provides an overview of global salt reduction policies in restaurants in many countries
Warning Labels for Potassium-Enriched Low-Sodium Salts
Short guide on potential use of health warning messages on low-sodium salt packaging
Mass Media Campaigns
Series of videos launched to increase awareness that excess daily salt intake leads to cardiovascular disease. See in the various projects below: Salt reduction media campaign (Ethiopia): Avoid Food That Is High in Salt (Mok Kalebet): Concept #1 (man in wheelchair) Concept #2: (hear what the doctor says) Salt reduction media campaign (Vietnam): Reduce Salt […]
Salt Reduction Guide for Patients, Nurses, and Schools
A communication guide for patients, nurses, and school staff that features steps and approaches to reduce dietary salt intake. Salt Reduction Guide for Patients (available in Hindi and Telugu upon request) Sodium Reduction Counselling Guide For Nurses (available in Hindi and Telugu upon request) Also adapted use in Ethiopia by nurses, patients, school teachers and students […]
Research to support the development of front-of-package labeling regulations for food products in the Americas: Methods, tools, and procedures
A report on methods, tools, procedures and key recommendations on how to conduct research into front-of-package labeling
Public health media advocacy action guide: Elements of a media action campaign
A how-to guide in planning and conducting an effective media advocacy campaign that aims to strengthen public health policies
Priority actions to advance population sodium reduction
An article identifying high priority strategies that address reduction of sodium intake through home-cooked food, packaged food, food consumed outside the home
Potassium-enriched salt substitutes as a means to lower blood pressure: benefits and risks
Article presenting the rationale, current evidence on benefits and risks, and implications for using potassium-enriched salt substitutes as a strategy to lower blood pressure
NOURISHING database: Restrict food advertising and other forms of commercial promotion
A collection of policies that different countries have in place to reduce children’s exposure to food marketing
Estimated population-wide benefits and risks in China of lowering sodium through potassium-enriched salt substitution: Modelling study
A study on the benefits of nationwide potassium enriched salt substitution on cardiovascular health in China
Resources for healthy public food procurement policies
A comprehensive guide to healthy public food procurement resources featuring policy examples from around the world
Front-of-package labeling as a policy tool for the prevention of noncommunicable diseases in the Americas
A report on key considerations and recommendations to the use of front-of-package labeling as an effective policy tool to reduce demand and support for ultra-processed food products with high sodium, fat, and sugar content
Food marketing exposure and power and their associations with food-related attitudes, beliefs and behaviours: a narrative review
Outcomes of a narrative review conducted to update an earlier descriptive review published by WHO in 2009 on the extent, nature and effects of food marketing
Front-of-package labelling: Empowering consumers and promoting healthy diets
A fact sheet presenting evidence and progress of food labelling policies globally
Building momentum: Lessons on implementing a robust front-of-pack food label
A report on key recommendations and advice to policymakers who are designing and implementing front-of pack food labelling in nutrition policies
Core strategies to increase the uptake and use of potassium-enriched low-sodium salt
Proposes a framework for a scalable and sustainable approach of low-sodium salt use in the home and identifies challenges and potential solutions for effectiveness of this strategy
Advocacy action guide: A toolkit for strategic policy advocacy campaigns
A how-to guide in planning and conducting an effective advocacy campaign that aims to strengthen public health policies
Action framework for developing and implementing public food procurement and service policies for a healthy diet
A resource that provides guidance for governments on how to develop, implement, and strengthen a healthy public food procurement or service on a national or sub-national level
RTSL approaches to salt reduction
Summarizes RTSL’s approach to sodium reduction, including two page summaries for key interventions (sodium targets, FOPL, marketing restrictions, food procurement and service, low sodium salt, policy advocacy and communications) to reduce salt and save lives from cardiovascular disease.