Population-wide sodium reduction: The bumpy road from evidence to policy

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• Alternative Title:
  Ann Epidemiol
• Personal Author:
  Appel, Lawrence J ; Angell, Sonia Y ; Cobb, Laura K ; Limper, Heather ; Nelson, David E. ; Samet, Jonathan M ; Brownson, Ross C.
• Description:
  Elevated blood pressure is a highly prevalent condition that is etiologically related to coronary heart disease and stroke, two of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. Excess salt (sodium chloride) intake is a major determinant of elevated blood pressure. In this article, we discuss the scientific rationale for population-wide salt reduction, the types and strength of available evidence, policy-making on dietary salt intake in the United States and other countries, and the role and impact of key stakeholders. We highlight a number of lessons learned, many of which are germane to policy development in other domains.
• Subjects:
  Evidence-Based Medicine Global Health Health Policy History, 20th Century History, 21st Century Humans Hypertension Policy Making Public Health Sodium, Dietary United States

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• Source:
  Ann Epidemiol. 22(6):417-425
• Pubmed ID:
  22626000
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4847711
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/ ; P30 DK092950/DK/NIDDK NIH HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  22
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:46d0bc05c8ce585f6f0c9addcaf6beb42e7b87c96c68bdbcb37197d66c1045fd
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/39154/cdc_39154_DS1.pdf
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