01358nas a2200169   4500000000100000008004100001100001700042700002100059700001600080700001500096245007100111250001500182300001000197490000700207520092800214020004601142       2011                            d1 aCappuccio F.1 aCorrea-Rotter R.1 aCampbell N.1 aNeal Bruce00aNew evidence relating to the health impact of reducing salt intake  a2011/09/13  a617-90 v213 a<p>
This paper is a Position Statement from an 'ad hoc' Scientific Review Subcommittee of the PAHO/WHO Regional Expert Group on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention through Dietary Salt Reduction. It is produced in response to requests from representatives of countries of the Pan-American Region of WHO needing clarification on two recent publications casting doubts on the appropriateness of population wide policies to reduce salt intake for the prevention of cardiovascular disease. The paper provides a brief background, a critical appraisal of the recent reports and explanations as why the implications have been mis-interpreted. The paper concludes that the benefits of salt reduction are clear and consistent, and reinforces the recommendations outlined by PAHO/WHO and other organizations worldwide for a population reduction in salt intake to prevent strokes, heart attacks and other cardiovascular events.
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