Elevated blood pressure is a leading cause of premature mortality estimated to cause
9.4 million deaths every year.
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There is evidence to suggest that reductions in salt consumption may lower blood
pressure in people with both normal and elevated blood pressure.
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,
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It is projected that lowering salt intake from the estimated global average of 9–12 g/d
to the World Health Organization–recommended maximum of 5 g/d would avert at least
1 million premature deaths each year.
4
Consequently, programs to reduce population salt intake have been identified as an
action that should be undertaken to produce accelerated results in terms of lives
saved, disease prevented, and costs avoided.
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