Risk management of exposure to salt - the nutrition labeling policy framework

Abstract

Increased salt intake is the cause of countless long-term complications that have a major physical, mental, social and economic impact. This generates the appearance and development of a series of non-communicable diseases such as kidney disease, stomach cancer, osteoporosis, high blood pressure, strokes, heart failure, etc. Many governments around the world have developed legal framework to encourage a standard and informative system for labelling food nutrients, including salt on packaged products. While this trend is global, there remain differences between approaches to nutrition labelling policy framework. However, this intervention is important for risk management of exposure to salt intake in population.