Reducing salt intake in populations : report of a WHO forum and technical meeting, 5-7 October 2006, Paris,

1.Sodium chloride, Dietary - adverse effects. 2.Hypertension - prevention and control. 3.Iodine - deficiency.
4.Nutrition policy. 5.National health programs - organization and administration. I.World Health Organization.
II.WHO Technical Meeting on Reducing Salt Intake in Populations (2006 : Paris, France) III.Title. ISBN 978 92 4 159537 7 (NLM classification: QU 145) ©
The full WHO report is available for download at (490 KB):
http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/Salt_Report_VC_april07.pdf
We invite all interested health professionals involved in CVD prevention and control, particularly in developing countries to contribute to the global effort to reduce population salt intake by becoming members of the World Action on Salt and Health (WASH), a global group established in 2005 with the mission to improve the health of populations throughout the world by achieving a gradual reduction in salt intake. WASH encourages multi-national food companies to reduce salt in their products and works with Governments in different countries highlighting the need for a population salt reduction strategy. The overall aim is to bring about a reduction in salt intake globally by reducing the amount of salt in processed foods as well as salt added to cooking, and at the table. So far WASH has 299 members from 70 countries.
You may visit the WASH website for more information:
http://www.worldactiononsalt.com/index.htm and e-mail Naomi Campbell, the WASH Project Coordinator to become members at: ncampbel@sgul.ac.uk.