Policy fact sheet: Reducing dietary salt to improve health in the Americas

Policy fact sheet: Reducing dietary salt to improve health in the Americas

This fact sheet is part of the series Fact Sheets:   Reducing dietary salt to improve health in the Americas and a product of the PAHO Regional Expert Group (EG).  It provides a rationale behind reducing dietary salt intake as means to prevent cardiovascular disease; a summary of the EG; and the policies to reduce the dietary intake of salt and improve the overall health of the population.