Reducing salt and sodium intake through health promotion strategies
Keywords:
Salt and sodium intake, Health promotion, Reducing salt and sodium intake strategiesAbstract
High salt and sodium intake are associated with hypertension and coronary vascular disease. The establishment of salt and sodium intake reduction strategy and measurement is aligned with one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as goal number 3 indicated that seeks to ensure health and well-being for all, at every stage of life, to reduce premature mortality from non-communicable diseases by one‐third by the year 2030. Healthcare organization employed health promotion approaches to achieve this target in reducing salt and sodium consumption through "Best buy intervention" strategy according to World Health Organization recommendations. Many countries adopt this concept according to their social and economic environment. The Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health launched the “SALTS strategy” in Thailand (2016-2025) to reduce salt and sodium consumption by 30.0% by 2025. The actions were consistent with health promotion strategies.
This article aimed to present the situation of salt and sodium consumption, the consequence of excessive consumption of salt and sodium as detrimental to health, the successful implementation of salt and sodium reduction, health promotion strategies for reducing salt and sodium consumption, and the conclusion of reducing salt and sodium intake through applications of health promotion strategies. In order to successfully implement these strategies, several efforts, continuous implementation, and monitoring need to be applied. The cooperation with multiple sectors such as governmental, educational institutes as well as the industries should be taken into consideration. The comprehensive intervention will be led to improve individual health behavior in reducing salt and sodium consumption and reducing the risk of hypertension and cardiovascular disease.
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