Barriers and facilitators to implementing reduced-sodium salts as a population-level intervention: a qualitative study
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Abstract
Widespread use of reduced-sodium salts can potentially lower excessive population-level dietary sodium intake. This study aimed to identify key barriers and facilitators to implementing reduced-sodium salt as a population level intervention. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with key informants from academia, the salt manufacturing industry, and government. We used the reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation, and maintenance (RE-AIM) framework to inform our interview guides and data analysis. Eighteen key informants from nine countries across five World Health Organization regions participated in the study from January 2020 to July 2020. Participants were concerned about the lack of robust evidence on safety for specific populations such as those with renal impairment. Taste and price compared to regular salt and an understanding of the potential health benefits of reduced-sodium salt were identified as critical factors influencing the adoption of reduced-sodium salts. Higher production costs, low profit return, and reduced market demand for reduced-sodium salts were key barriers for industry in implementation. Participants provided recommendations as potential strategies to enhance the uptake. There are presently substantial barriers to the widespread use of reduced-sodium salt but there are also clear opportunities to take actions that would increase uptake.
Date Issued
2021-09-17
Date Acceptance
2021-09-13
Citation
Nutrients, 2021, 13 (9)
ISSN
2072-6643
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MDPI AG
Journal / Book Title
Nutrients
Volume
13
Issue
9
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© 2021 by the authors.Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.This article is an open access articledistributed under the terms andconditions of the Creative CommonsAttribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Nutrition & Dietetics
reduced-sodium salt
salt substitute
low-sodium salt
sodium reduction
potassium
key informant interview
qualitative study
BLOOD-PRESSURE
UNITED-STATES
REDUCTION
METAANALYSIS
SUBSTITUTES
CHINA
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 3225