Policy change

 
The South African strategic plan to reduce cardiovascular disease includes the target to reduce the population intake of salt to less than 5 g/day. At present, the salt intake is higher than this level, with older reports from the early 2000s estimating that 40% salt was provided from discretionary salt intake.
 
The HART team was involved in the WHO Evidence, Measurement and Analysis unit (formerly the Multi-Country Studies unit) which developed the Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (SAGE) as part of an ongoing program of work to compile comprehensive longitudinal information on the health and well-being of adult populations and the ageing process. The core SAGE collects data on adults aged 18+ years, with an emphasis on populations aged 50+ years, from nationally representative samples in six countries: China, Ghana, India, Mexico, Russian Federation and South Africa.

 

Read about the results here:

How will South Africa’s mandatory salt reduction policy affect its salt iodisation programme? A cross-sectional analysis from the WHO-SAGE Wave 2 Salt & Tobacco study

Associations between dietary salt, potassium and blood pressure in South African adults: WHO SAGE Wave 2 Salt & Tobacco

 

THE REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE REDUCTION OF SODIUM IN CERTAIN FOOD STUFFS AND RELATED MATTERS, R.214 OF 20 MARCH 2013:AMENDMENT

 

NRF research shows SA salt restriction legislation effective despite high intake at home