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Low-Sodium Salt

Resolve to Save Lives

A case study on Singapore’s national strategy to reduce sodium intake through the promotion of lower-sodium alternatives

RESOLVE TO SAVE LIVES

Fact sheet highlighting the addition of low-sodium salt to one’s diet to reduce blood pressure and associated risk of heart attack or stroke.

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Resolve to Save Lives

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.

Resolve to Save Lives

Short guide on potential use of health warning messages on low-sodium salt packaging

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Nicole Ide et al

An article identifying high priority strategies that address reduction of sodium intake through home-cooked food, packaged food, food consumed outside the home

Raquel C. Greer et al.

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

Matti Marklund et al.

A study on the benefits of nationwide potassium enriched salt substitution on cardiovascular health in China

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Johns Hopkins School of Public Health

A nine-module online course to help policy makers and health advocates design, plan, and implement global sodium reduction interventions at low- and middle-income countries

Adefunke Ajenikoko et al.

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

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Resolve to Save Lives

Summarizes RTSL’s approach to sodium reduction, including two page summaries for key interventions (sodium targets, FOPL, food procurement and service, low sodium salt, policy advocacy and communications)

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Resolve to Save Lives

A collection of literature relevant to the science of salt reduction and on sodium reduction interventions