SynthesisPloS one2015
Health gain by salt reduction in europe: a modelling study.
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31 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.
- Modelling health and economic impact of nutrition interventions: a systematic review.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2023Pooled it
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- Estimating the Potential Impact of the 2024 UK Salt Reduction Targets on Cardiovascular Health Outcomes and Health Care Costs in Adults: A Modeling Study.Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) · 2026Article
- Domain-specific knowledge on salt-related health risks and medical professional identity: implications for cardiovascular prevention.Cardiology journal · 2026Article
- High Salt Intake and Atherosclerosis Progression-Not Only via Blood Pressure: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Population health impacts from the taxation of salt and sugar in the United Kingdom.Public health nutrition · 2025Article
- Mapping the Cognitive Architecture of Health Beliefs: A Multivariate Conditional Network of Perceived Salt-Related Disease Risks.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Sodium Reduction Through Sensory Interactions With NaCl: Strategies and Underlying Mechanisms.Food science & nutrition · 2025Review
- Advances in Reducing Salt Content in Processed Meats with Basic Amino Acids.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Dietary salt on vascular function: a meta-analysis.Archives of medical science : AMS · 2025Article
- The Nutri-Score Scale-A Tool for Assessing the Nutritional Quality of Processed Meat Products Available on the Polish Market.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Salt: a narrative review and local policy initiatives in Israel.Journal of public health policy · 2024Review
- Initiatives to Reduce the Content of Sodium in Food Products and Meals and Improve the Population's Health.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Hyponatremia in patients with arterial hypertension: pathophysiology and management.Archives of medical science : AMS · 2023Article
- Strategies to Reduce Salt Content and Its Effect on Food Characteristics and Acceptance: A Review.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Microbiological Safety and Shelf-Life of Low-Salt Meat Products-A Review.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Barriers, Enablers, and Perceptions on Dietary Salt Reduction in the Out-of-Home Sectors: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- To what extent could cardiovascular diseases be reduced if Germany applied fiscal policies to increase fruit and vegetable consumption? A quantitative health impact assessment.Public health nutrition · 2021Article
- Health impact assessment to predict the impact of tobacco price increases on COPD burden in Italy, England and Sweden.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Equity impacts of interventions to increase physical activity among older adults: a quantitative health impact assessment.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2020Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Excessive salt intake is associated with hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. Salt intake exceeds the World Health Organization population nutrition goal of 5 grams per day in the European region. We assessed the health impact of salt reduction in nine European countries (Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom). Through literature research we obtained current salt intake and systolic blood pressure levels of the nine countries. The population health modeling tool DYNAMO-HIA including country-specific disease data was used to predict the changes in prevalence of ischemic heart disease and stroke for each country estimating the effect of salt reduction through its effect on blood pressure levels. A 30% salt reduction would reduce the prevalence of stroke by 6.4% in Finland to 13.5% in Poland. Ischemic heart disease would be decreased by 4.1% in Finland to 8.9% in Poland. When salt intake is reduced to the WHO population nutrient goal, it would reduce the prevalence of stroke from 10.1% in Finland to 23.1% in Poland. Ischemic heart disease would decrease by 6.6% in Finland to 15.5% in Poland. The number of postponed deaths would be 102,100 (0.9%) in France, and 191,300 (2.3%) in Poland. A reduction of salt intake to 5 grams per day is expected to substantially reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease and mortality in several European countries.
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