Better Late Than Never: The FDA's Sodium Reduction Targets.
- Resource Type
- Editorial
- Authors
- Brown, Mhairi K., ; Song, Jing; MacGregor, Graham A.; Tan, Monique; He, Feng J.
- Source
- American Journal of Public Health; Feb2022, Vol. 112 Issue 2, p191-193, 3p
- Subject
- United States. Food & Drug Administration
Sodium content of food
Dietary sodium
Cardiovascular diseases risk factors
United Kingdom
- Language
- ISSN
- 00900036
An editorial is presented in which the authors discuss the October 2021 announcement by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) would begin implementing short-term targets for sodium reduction. The article examines the United Kingdom's approach to voluntary sodium reduction and the health risks of excess sodium in diet including the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD).