date:Apr 28, 2012
ction program, with many holding up the UKs Food Standards Agency as the torch bearer for national initiatives.
The benefits of a salt global salt reduction strategy were given blinding clarity by a meta-analysis published inThe Lancet Chronic Diseases Seriesin 2007, which concluded that reducing salt intake around the world by 15% could prevent almost nine million deaths between 2006 and 2015.
The topic remains controversial, however, with a prestigiousCochranereview concluding that salt reduct