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.
AD - University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. AN - 21907903 BT - Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases ET - 2011/09/13 LA - eng M1 - 9 N1 - Campbell, NCorrea-Rotter, RNeal, BCappuccio, F PNetherlandsNutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCDNutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2011 Sep;21(9):617-9. N2 -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.
PY - 2011 SN - 1590-3729 (Electronic)0939-4753 (Linking) SP - 617 EP - 9 T2 - Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases TI - New evidence relating to the health impact of reducing salt intake VL - 21 ER -