date:Apr 16, 2014
loss of sales to the food industry, and the public are largely unaware of these reductions.
From 2003 to 2011:
Average population salt intake fell by 15%, from 9.5g/day to 8.1g/day (P0.05)
Average population blood pressure fell by 3mm Hg systolic and 1.4mm Hg diastolic (P0.001)
Stroke and heart disease deaths fell by approximately 40% (P0.001)
Salt intake was measured by 24hr urine collections, measuring the amount of sodium in a random sample of the population in the National Diet and Nutriti