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Follow on Google News | ![]() Reduce Salt Intake Immediately: WHO ReportsWHO Report: Reducing Salt Intake can Save 7 Million Lives Globally
By: OneWorldNews What does the report say?
A few practical steps, if taken by each country, could prevent cardiovascular disease and its associated costs. Each of the 194 Member States has pledged to reduce the population's sodium intake by 30% before 2025, indicating a clear consensus regarding reducing sodium as a life-saving strategy. Sodium Country Score Card This is also the first time WHO has taken out a comprehensive scoring on each country's progress by evaluating their policies. Only 5% of the member states have implemented two mandatory sodium reduction policies. What is India's Score? India scored 2 in the report as it has implemented one voluntary policy. In India, it is mandatory to declare the amount of sodium in pre-packaged food. But, other than this, India has not taken any other step to reduce sodium intake, and hence, it obtained a score of 2. Bangladesh, Bhutan, Timor- Leste and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea are other Southeast Asian countries that have received a score of 2. Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand have a score of 3, whereas no country has a score of 4. What steps does the report encourage to be taken? Some of the strategies that can be employed to reduce sodium intake among the public include reducing the amount of sodium in food products, introducing front-of-pack labeling to help consumers choose products with lower sodium content, launching mass media campaigns to promote behavior changes with respect to sodium consumption, and implementing policies around public food procurement and service that seek to lower sodium content in the food sold or served. The WHO's global report on sodium intake reduction highlights the urgent need to reduce excess sodium intake to improve public health. Read more: https://www.oneworldnews.com/ End
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