Issue 6, 2024

A review of the world's salt reduction policies and strategies – preparing for the upcoming year 2025

Abstract

Excessive consumption of dietary sodium is a significant contributor to non-communicable diseases, including hypertension and cardiovascular disease. There is now a global consensus that regulating salt intake is among the most cost-effective measures for enhancing public health. More than half of the countries worldwide have implemented multiple strategies to decrease salt consumption. Nevertheless, a report on sodium intake reduction published by the World Health Organization revealed that the world is off-track to meet its targeted reduction of 30% by 2025. The global situation regarding salt reduction remains concerning. This review will center on domestic and international salt reduction policies, as well as diverse strategies, given the detrimental effects of excessive dietary salt intake and the existing global salt intake scenario. Besides, we used visualization software to analyze the literature related to salt reduction research in the last five years to explore the research hotspots in this field. Our objective is to enhance public awareness regarding the imperative of reducing salt intake and promoting the active implementation of diverse salt reduction policies.

Graphical abstract: A review of the world's salt reduction policies and strategies – preparing for the upcoming year 2025

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
14 8 2023
Accepted
29 1 2024
First published
08 2 2024

Food Funct., 2024,15, 2836-2859

A review of the world's salt reduction policies and strategies – preparing for the upcoming year 2025

T. Nie, S. Huang, Y. Yang, A. Hu, J. Wang, Z. Cheng and W. Liu, Food Funct., 2024, 15, 2836 DOI: 10.1039/D3FO03352J

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