Sodium Reduction Web Sites for Health Professionals

Many organizations across the country and around the world are working toward sodium reduction.

Many organizations provide additional information about the health effects of sodium and strategies for sodium reduction.

U.S. Web Sites

• American Heart Association: Resources for Professionals
• American Society of Hypertension
• Center for Science in the Public Interest
• Chronic Disease State Policy Tracking System

• Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Diet
• Institute of Medicine of the National Academies Report Finds National Action Imperative to Reduce Sodium Content of Foods
• National High Blood Pressure Education Program
• Nutrition.gov: What’s in Food—Salt and Sodium
• United States Department of Agriculture: Information on Salt/Sodium
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Sodium Reduction

International Web Sites

• Hypertension Canada, Sodium 101—Get the Facts
• World Action on Salt & Health
• World Health Organization: Reducing Salt Intake in Populations[PDF-63.5KB]