Once a commodity of exchange, salt is now a commodity of disease and death. We
underestimate how much excess salt we eat and how much harm it can do. The greatest …

Salt intake in fully developed economies largely comes from prepackaged, processed, and
restaurant foods. In undeveloped economies, the largest source is “discretionary” and added …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death and disability worldwide. The
most important risk factor for cardiovascular disease is raised blood pressure. Salt intake is …

World Hypertension League (WHL) and the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) in
conjunction with several other organizations have published a Dietary Salt Factsheet1 that …

Raised blood pressure is a major cause of cardiovascular disease, responsible for 62% of
stroke and 49% of coronary heart disease. There is overwhelming evidence that dietary salt …

High salt intake is now endemic worldwide. It contributes to the generation and maintenance
of high blood pressure, which is now the biggest risk factor for global disease. There is now …

Cardiovascular diseases are the major cause of morbidity, disability and death in the world.
Furthermore, approximately 62% of all strokes and 49% of coronary heart disease events …

How food industry lobbyists and a small group of scientists have successfully fought
government efforts to reduce dangerous levels of sodium in our food. A high-sodium diet is …

High blood pressure is a leading preventable risk factor for heart disease and stroke, death
and disability globally, and is responsible for 9 million deaths each year. One in four adults …

Salt intake in fully developed economies largely comes from prepackaged, processed, and
restaurant foods; in undeveloped economies, the largest source is “discretionary” and added …