Sodium Reduction: Time for Choice
This session of Public Health Grand Rounds will explore the consequences of excessive sodium intake and discuss the regulatory and technological context for the use of salt in our food supply. We will also take a look at sodium control efforts such as the National Salt Reduction Initiative and food procurement policies, and separate fact from fiction to support actions needed to address this very real public health burden.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
1 p.m. – 2 p.m, E.D.T.
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http://cdc.wl.miisolutions.net/live/cdc/6
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http://cdc.wl.miisolutions.net/live/cdc/7
NOTE: presention will be archived 48 hours following the live event
According to National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), the vast majority of U.S. adults consume excess sodium, which is a direct cause of hypertension, a condition that affects nearly 1 in 3 Americans. Hypertension is not only a major contributor to cardiovascular disease (CVD), disability, and health disparities, but the treatment of related CVDs can cost our already overburdened health system $273 billion annually. Reducing sodium intake is a very important way to help reduce heart disease and strokes rates in Americans.
Sadly, the public does not exactly have a choice when it comes to reducing sodium intake: we cannot remedy this problem simply by removing the salt shaker from our tables. Of the 3,400 mg of sodium the average American consumes daily—more than double the recommended maximum for most adults--nearly 80% is invisible, already in sources such as restaurant and processed foods. And once the salt is in the food, it cannot be taken out! Since 1984, the FDA has required that sodium content be printed on packaged food products, and today most consumers support policies that increase access to sodium-reduced foods.
This session of Public Health Grand Rounds will explore the consequences of excessive sodium intake and discuss the regulatory and technological context for the use of salt in our food supply. We will also take a look at sodium control efforts such as the National Salt Reduction Initiative and food procurement policies, and separate fact from fiction to support actions needed to address this very real public health burden.
Additional Resources:
•Dietary guidelines on sodium intake ► CDC - DHDSP - Salt Home
•Vital Signs – high blood pressure and cholesterol ► CDC - DHDSP - Vital Signs: High Blood Pressure and Cholesterol—Out of Control
Key Messages
•Cardiovascular diseases kill more than 800,000 adults in the US each year. Of these, 150,000 are younger than age 65.
•68 million U.S. adults have high blood pressure.
•71 million U.S. adults have high LDL cholesterol.
•Nearly 2 out of 3 adults with high LDL cholesterol and about half of adults with high blood pressure don’t have their condition under control.
•Having health insurance is not sufficient to achieve the control.
•Improvements in the way health care is delivered in the U.S. are needed.
Presented By (see here):
Sodium Reduction: Time for Choice
Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention
CDC - DHDSP - Home Page
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