WHO global sodium benchmarks for different food categories
A document that sets global sodium benchmarks for different food categories to help reduce salt intake using country experiences (released in 2021)
WHO Sodium Country Score Card
WHO’s monitoring tool that tracks countries’ progress in implementing policies and programs on population sodium reduction
PAHO regional sodium targets
Sodium targets for the PAHO region (released October 2021)
Accelerating salt reduction in Europe
A support package to help countries in the European region to initiate or accelerate efforts towards population sodium reduction
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
Reducing cardiovascular disease through salt reduction
Overview of evidence-based strategies for successful population sodium reduction
The SHAKE Technical Package for Salt Reduction
A technical package from WHO designed to assist countries with the development, implementation, and monitoring of salt reduction strategies to reduce population salt intake
Setting targets for salt level in foods: A five-step approach for low- and middle- income countries
An article that identifies a five-step approach for setting sodium level targets in foods in LMICs
Annotated bibliography: sodium reduction
A collection of literature relevant to the science of salt reduction and on sodium reduction interventions
