Key result
A 50% reduction in dietary sodium in the United States food supply over 10 years is estimated to save at least 150,000 lives annually.
Why the study?
Does a 50% reduction in dietary sodium in the food supply reduce mortality from heart disease and stroke in the US population?
Population
United States population
Design
Review
Authors
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May support sodium reduction policies; leaves open prospective confirmation of mortality benefits.
Does a 50% reduction in dietary sodium in the food supply reduce mortality from heart disease and stroke in the US population?
A public health intervention to reduce dietary sodium by 50% could save at least 150,000 lives annually in the US by lowering blood pressure.
Havas et al. (2004) conducted an editorial in Elevated blood pressure. Lowering intake of dietary sodium was evaluated on Mortality. A 50% reduction in dietary sodium in the United States food supply over 10 years is estimated to save at least 150,000 lives annually.
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