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View article: Nigeria sodium study 2023 policy meeting on dietary sodium reduction in Nigeria
Nigeria sodium study 2023 policy meeting on dietary sodium reduction in Nigeria Open
Background In line with the WHO Global Action Plan’s objective to achieve a 30% relative reduction in the mean population intake of sodium by 2025, the Nigeria Sodium Study (NaSS) team, which aimed to evaluate the implementation and scale-…
View article: Stakeholder perspectives on Nigeria’s national sodium reduction program: Lessons for implementation and scale-up
Stakeholder perspectives on Nigeria’s national sodium reduction program: Lessons for implementation and scale-up Open
Background To reduce excess dietary sodium consumption, Nigeria’s 2019 National Multi-sectoral Action Plan (NMSAP) for the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases includes policies based on the World Health Organization SHAKE p…
View article: Sodium Content and Labelling of Packaged Foods and Beverages in Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Study
Sodium Content and Labelling of Packaged Foods and Beverages in Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Study Open
Increased consumption of unhealthy processed foods, particularly those high in sodium, is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. The nutrition information on packaged foods can help guide consumers toward products with less sodiu…
View article: Developing long-term strategies to reduce excess salt consumption in Nigeria
Developing long-term strategies to reduce excess salt consumption in Nigeria Open
The disease burden attributable to excess sodium consumption in Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa, is large, with 10% of all deaths from cardiovascular disease due to excess dietary sodium.1–3 While a very wide range of estimate…