Impact van Britse zoutreductiedoelen 2024 op cardiovasculaire uitkomsten: modelleerstudie

Hypertension, Volume 83, Issue 3, Page e25159, March 1, 2026. BACKGROUND:Excessive sodium intake is responsible for 3 million deaths a year globally. The UK is one of 64 countries to have a salt reduction program to help reduce the population’s sodium intake. It is a voluntary scheme with 108 category-specific salt content targets for the grocery and out-of-home sectors. This study aimed to estimate the potential impact of the 2024 targets on cardiovascular outcomes and health care costs for UK adults.METHODS:Long-term health modeling was based on the adult population in England. Changes in salt intake (g/d), whether the targets were met, were estimated using consumption data from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey 2018/19. Impact on ischemic heart disease and stroke, quality-adjusted life years, and health care costs were estimated using PRIMEtime, a proportional multistate life table model.RESULTS:If the salt reduction targets set for 2024 had been met, then salt intake would hav