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[Initiatives developed in Brazil to reduce sodium content of processed foods]. 2012

Eduardo Augusto Fernandes Nilson, and Patrícia Constante Jaime, and Denise de Oliveira Resende
Departamento de Atenção Básica, Secretaria de Atenção à Saúde, Coordenação Geral da Política de Alimentação e Nutrição, Brasília, DF, Brasil.

The construction of strategies for reducing the sodium content of processed foods is part of a set of actions to decrease the intake of this nutrient in Brazil-from the current 12 g of salt per person per day to less than 5 g per person per day (2 000 mg sodium) by 2020. In this process, a central action is the pact between the government and the food industry to establish voluntary, gradual, and sustainable targets to reduce the maximum sodium content of industrial foods. This article describes the Brazilian experience in building and implementing strategies for the reduction of these maximum limits in processed foods and the social actors involved in this effort.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D001938 Brazil A country located on the eastern coast of South America, located between Colombia and Peru, that borders the Atlantic Ocean. It is bordered on the north by Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana, on the south by Uruguay, and on the west by Argentina. The capital is Brasilia.
D005525 Food-Processing Industry The productive enterprises concerned with food processing. Industry, Food-Processing,Food Processing Industry,Food-Processing Industries,Industries, Food-Processing,Industry, Food Processing
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D017408 Guidelines as Topic Works about a systematic statement of policy rules or principles. Guidelines may be developed by government agencies at any level, institutions, professional societies, governing boards, or by convening expert panels. For guidelines in the field of health care and clinical medicine, PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC is available. Guidelines as Topics
D017673 Sodium Chloride, Dietary Sodium chloride used in foods. Dietary Sodium Chloride,Table Salt,Chloride, Dietary Sodium,Salt, Table
D057140 Fast Foods Prepared food that is ready to eat or partially prepared food that has a final preparation time of a few minutes or less. Convenience Foods,Meals, Ready-To-Eat,Ready-Prepared Foods,Ready-To-Eat Meals,Convenience Food,Fast Food,Food, Convenience,Food, Fast,Food, Ready-Prepared,Foods, Convenience,Foods, Fast,Foods, Ready-Prepared,Meal, Ready-To-Eat,Meals, Ready To Eat,Ready Prepared Foods,Ready To Eat Meals,Ready-Prepared Food,Ready-To-Eat Meal
D018673 Nutrition Policy Guidelines and objectives pertaining to food supply and nutrition including recommendations for healthy diet. Food Policy,Dietary Guidelines,Nutrition Guidelines,Dietary Guideline,Food Policies,Guideline, Dietary,Guideline, Nutrition,Guidelines, Dietary,Guidelines, Nutrition,Nutrition Guideline,Nutrition Policies,Policies, Food,Policies, Nutrition,Policy, Food,Policy, Nutrition

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