South Africa’s salt reduction strategy: Are we on track, and what lies ahead?

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 20-21

  Webster, Jacqui ^a   Crickmore, Christelle ^b   Charlton, Karen ^c   Steyn, Krisela ^d   Wentzel Viljoen, Edelweiss ^e   Naidoo, Pamela ^f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^e NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^f Heart and Stroke Foundation of Southern Africa   (South Africa)

^g UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Food; Legislation, South Africa; Salt; Salt reduction strategy; Sodium

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CATERING SERVICE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; SODIUM RESTRICTION; SOUTH AFRICA; ADULT; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL OUTCOME; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; ELECTROLYTE INTAKE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH LEGISLATION; KNOWLEDGE; MONITORING; POTASSIUM INTAKE; SALT INTAKE; SALT REDUCTION; SOCIAL MEDIA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 85007380442     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: 20785135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.2017.v107i1.12120     Document Type: Editorial

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