Resolve to Save Lives, Vital Strategies, New York, NY 10005, USA.
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi 110029, India.
Nutrients. 2021 Sep 15;13(9):3203. doi: 10.3390/nu13093203.
Excess sodium consumption and insufficient potassium intake contribute to high blood pressure and thus increase the risk of heart disease and stroke. In low-sodium salt, a portion of the sodium in salt (the amount varies, typically ranging from 10 to 50%) is replaced with minerals such as potassium chloride. Low-sodium salt may be an effective, scalable, and sustainable approach to reduce sodium and therefore reduce blood pressure and cardiovascular disease at the population level. Low-sodium salt programs have not been widely scaled up, although they have the potential to both reduce dietary sodium intake and increase dietary potassium intake. This article proposes a framework for a successful scale-up of low-sodium salt use in the home through four core strategies: availability, awareness and promotion, affordability, and advocacy. This framework identifies challenges and potential solutions within the core strategies to begin to understand the pathway to successful program implementation and evaluation of low-sodium salt use.
过量的钠摄入和钾摄入不足会导致高血压，从而增加心脏病和中风的风险。在低钠盐中，盐中的一部分钠（数量不同，通常在 10%至 50%之间）被氯化钾等矿物质所取代。低钠盐可能是一种有效、可扩展和可持续的方法，可以减少钠的摄入量，从而降低人群的血压和心血管疾病风险。尽管低钠盐方案有可能降低饮食中的钠摄入量并增加钾摄入量，但尚未广泛推广。本文提出了一个通过四项核心策略在家中成功推广低钠盐使用的框架：供应、意识和推广、可负担性和倡导。该框架确定了核心策略内的挑战和潜在解决方案，以开始了解成功实施计划和评估低钠盐使用的途径。
