Almost everyone eats too much salt (sodium chloride), a known driver of high blood pressure.

Almost everyone eats too much salt (sodium chloride), a known driver of high blood pressure. Yet despite years of effort, most countries have not met WHO sodium reduction targets.

Salt is embedded in our diets, both in food manufacturing and home cooking, making large scale change difficult to achieve.We’re also eating far less potassium from fruit and vegetables, which lowers blood pressure.

The George Institute for Global Health is building the case for a switch to potassium-enriched salt as a practical, scalable solution.

Replacing some sodium chloride in salt with potassium chloride, it helps reduce sodium intake and increase potassium intake, creating a dual blood pressure-lowering effect.

Backed by evidence, The George is advocating for potassium-enriched salt to be included in national hypertension strategies and clinical guidelines as a first-line measure for prevention and management.

My blog Almost everyone eats too much salt (sodium chloride), a known driver of high blood pressure., details the clinical activity that is being undertaken to switch the global salt supply.

Brian A. Beh

Honorary Consumer Fellow - The George Institute for Global Health