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Editorial
. 2012 Sep;102(9):1625-7.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300722. Epub 2012 Jul 19.

Can we finally make progress on sodium intake?

Sonia Y Angell, Thomas A Farley
Editorial

Can we finally make progress on sodium intake?

Sonia Y Angell et al. Am J Public Health. 2012 Sep.
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FIGURE 1—
Distribution of sodium levels in food products within a single category, with reduction targets for 2012 and 2014. Note. The arrow indicates the expected shift in the category mean sodium level from the current baseline to the National Salt Reduction Initiative targets. Repeated over many food categories, this approach aims to shift the distribution of the food supply. Data are for illustration only.
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