Salt Institute references on food salt & health

Most of the food salt and health issues are discussed in our quarterly newsletter, Salt and Health, in our Salt Sensibility blog posts and in our public statements . The newsletter articles and public statements address the issues of evidence-based recommendations, human salt requirements, how the body handles salt, salt and cardiovascular health and other health issues and issues regarding the need for iodized salt and other additives.

Articles from Salt and Health newsletter

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Aldosterone: Unlocking our understanding of cardiovascular risk (pdf 453.62 kB) , Summer 2008

Low-salt Diets and Insulin Resistance (pdf 217.47 kB) , Spring 2008

Salt Appetite, Salt & Health (pdf 517.27 kB) , Winter 2008

The Whole Diet - A Context for Food Choices (pdf 405.43 kB) , Fall 2007

Health Outcomes Lessons from Finland’s Salt Reduction (pdf 500.04 kB) , Summer 2007

Dietary Patterns: Nutrition Research Meets the Real World (pdf 216.70 kB) , Spring 2007

Is Salt Implicated in our Obesity Epidemic? (pdf 339.48 kB) , Winter 2007

Evidence-based public health: more than a platitude (pdf 555.69 kB) , Spring 2006

Will reducing dietary salt lower the risk of cardiovascular disease? (pdf 434.26 kB) , Winter 2006

Staff articles and public statements

Salt Institute staff have written articles, filed public statements and given presentations on food salt. Review this list and access those you'd like to see in our Archive .

2008

  • Hanneman recommendations to USDA/HHS on membership on the 2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, May 21
  • Hanneman comments to Food Safety Agency of Australia and New Zealand endorsing (limited) mandatory salt iodization, May 16
  • Satin supplemental 3 Salt Institute statement to FDA hearing on regulatory status of salt , April 18
  • Satin supplemental 2 Salt Institute statement to FDA hearing on regulatory status of salt , March 20
  • Satin supplemental 1 Salt Institute statement to FDA hearing on regulatory status of salt , March 3

2007

  • Satin letter to FDA on Food Labeling: Revision of Reference values and Mandatory Nutrients, December 20
  • Hanneman remarks at United Nations General Assembly Special Session on children, December 12
  • Satin supplemental oral statement to FDA hearing on regulatory status of salt and food labeling requirements for salt and sodium, November 29
  • "Do the study and find out the truth: Salt Institute" news release on FDA hearing, November 29
  • Salt Institute statement to FDA hearing on regulatory status of salt and food labeling requirements for salt and sodium, November 29
  • Satin letter to FDA on Food Labeling: Use of Symbols to Communicate Nutrition Information, September 12
  • Satin article "A Salty Red Herring" in Food Technology, August
  • Satin letter to FDA on Draft Guidance for Evidence-Based Scientific Evaluation of Health Claims, July 20
  • Hanneman letter to Food Standards Australia New Zealand on mandating iodized salt in bread, June 6
  • Salt Institute statement to European Food Safety Authority on scientific standard for food label health claims, June 5
  • News release: “Estimate” of health savings a “house of cards”. Hanneman response to Canadian Journal of Cardiology article, May 8
  • Satin lecture on Salt, Diet and Health: Myth-Information, Myth-Interpretation and Myth-Perception at Salt Expo, Naples, Italy, May 3
  • News release: Salt Institute responds to BMJ article on health outcomes of salt-reduced diets, April 23

2006

  • Satin article "A Pinch of (Iodized) Salt" in Food Technology magazine, November issue
  • Satin letter to USDA urging WIC food packages include iodized salt, August 30
  • Salt Institute endorses Australian/New Zealand salt iodization proposal, August 25
  • Salt Institute calls for balance in ChiTrib story, August 16
  • Hanneman responds to AMA resolution on salt, June 13
  • Hanneman letter to Health Canada on sodium recommendation of Canadian Food Guide, May 12
  • Feldman article "Soft Water = Increased CVD Risk = Poor Science!" in March Water Conditioning & Purification
  • News Release: New Study Finds 37% Higher Deaths on Low-salt Diets, February 27
  • Hanneman letter to USDA/FSIS on label definition of "healthy", February 9

2005

  • Response statement to CSPI's petition to FDA on GRAS status of salt, November 8
  • Hanneman letter to UK Food Standards Agency on "targets" for low-sodium foods, October 21
  • Response statement to CSPI's "Salt Content of Foods," August 17
  • Four Leading Nutrition and Cardiovascular Researchers Challenge 2005 Salt Intake Guidelines, June 9 (link to on-demand hour-long webcast with FAQ)
  • Hanneman to EU Commissioner Markos Kyprianou on EU Platform, March 25
  • News Release: "Fresh Insight" and "Support for Skeptics" in New Blood Pressure Report, March 9
  • Hanneman response to CSPI report on salt, February 24
  • Hanneman to Food Standards Australia New Zealand on mandatory salt iodization, February 23
  • News Release: Appeal for Data Quality in Federal Nutrition Policy, January 14
  • Salt Institute Endorses Improving Dietary Quality - response to release of the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, January 12

2004

  • Salt Institute to National Institutes of Health on Enhanced Public Access to NIH Research Information, November 15
  • Hanneman to HHS/USDA hearing on Report of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, September 21
  • Hanneman article "Towards USI: A Salt Industry Perspective" in IDD Newsletter (ICCIDD), August
  • Hanneman to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Commitee, re Bray DASH-Sodium paper, July 26
  • Hanneman to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Commitee, re nutrition research agenda, July 16
  • Hanneman to Dr. Muhammad Nasir Khan, World Health Assembly, re WHO Global Strategy, May 18 news release
  • Salt Institute comments to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, April 28
  • Hanneman to Ian Shugart, Health Canada, re WHO Global Health Strategy, April 21
  • Salt Institute comments to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, April 6
  • News Release: Salt Institute, U.S. Chamber Go to Court Seeking Release of Salt Study Data, March 31 US Chamber release
  • Salt Institute comments to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, March 15
  • News Release: No Consensus on Salt Restriction, February 11
  • News Release: Canadian Guidelines Reject Universal Salt Restriction, February 6

2003

  • Salt Institute, US Chamber Appeal for Release of DASH-Sodium data, September 22
  • News Release: Salt Institute, US Chamber Appeal for Release of DASH-Sodium data, September 22
  • Hanneman to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, September 9
  • Hanneman to US Food and Drug Administration on Revison to "Healthy" Definition for Sodium on Nutrition Labels, July 5
  • Salt Institute, US Chamber petition under Data Quality Act for DASH-Sodium data, May 15
  • News Release: Salt Institute, US Chamber Petition under Data Quality Act for DASH-Sodium data, May 15 also (US Chamber release)
  • Hanneman to US Food and Drug Administration on Revision to "Healthy" Definition for Sodium on Nutrition Labels, May 5
  • Hanneman to Michael Zeilinger, US AID on Iodized Salt for post-war Iraq, April 24
  • Hanneman article on "New Answers on Sodium (and a New Question too)" in Water Treatment Dealer, March/April issue (reproduced with permission)
  • Hanneman reaction statement to WHO "Expert Report on Diet, Nutrition and Prevention of Chronic Diseases," March 3 (WHO posting)

2002

  • Hanneman to British Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition on Dietary Salt Policy on December 27
  • Hanneman reaction statement to APHA call for salt reduction in restaurants and food processing on November 12
  • Hanneman to US Environmental Protection Agency on Sodium in Drinking Water on August 2
  • Hanneman to US EPA on Sodium in Drinking Water, supplemental comments, on August 2
  • Salt Institute Statement on Authorized Food Additives in Japan on June 25
  • Hanneman to National Institutes of Health on Draft Guidelines to Implement the Data Quality Act on May 31
  • Hanneman to Food and Nutrition Board Panel on Dietary Reference Intakes for Electrolytes and Water on April 30 (PowerPoint)
  • Hanneman to World Health Organization on draft report "Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Diseases on April 13
  • Hanneman presentation to Water Quality Association on "Salt: New Questions. New Answers." on March 6

2001

  • Hanneman response to DASH-Sodium article in Annals of Internal Medicine on December 18
  • Hanneman to Health Canada on Health Claim Label Regulations on July 24
  • Hanneman article "Salt: Asking the Right Questions About Dietary Sodium" in Water Conditioning & Purification, July issue (reproduced with permission of Water Conditioning & Purification magazine)
  • News Release on NHLBI has right issue but Wrong Solution on Salt Sensitivity on February 15
  • News Release on Dietary Quality, not Dietary Salt, Most Responsible for Healthy Blood Presssure on Jan. 4

2000

  • Hanneman to Mexican Ministry of Health on Salt Specifications on July 19 (Spanish)
  • Hanneman to Mexican Ministry of Health on Salt Specifications on July 19 (English)
  • Hanneman statement on NHLBI news release on DASH-Sodium Study on May 17
  • Hanneman to (US) Food and Drug Administration on April 4 on Health Claims/Pearson v. Shalala Decision
  • Hanneman/Briscoe Guest Column on website of Center for Regulatory Effectiveness on March 28 on Access-to-Data
  • Hanneman to US Dept of Agriculture/US Dept of Health and Human Services on March 15 on Dietary Guidelines
  • Hanneman to US Dept of Agriculture/US Dept of Health and Human Services on March 10 on Dietary Guidelines
  • Hanneman to US Dept of Agriculture on Jan. 27 on Sodium Content of "Healthy" Foods
  • Statement of January 20 on January 19 CBC-TV story
  • News Release on January 6 on Americans' Concern with Dietary Salt Shrinks to Record Low

1999

  • Hanneman to FDA August 30 on "Significant Scientific Agreement in Review of Health Claims"
  • Hanneman to US HHS Secy Shalala July 19 on "Unified Dietary Guidelines"
  • Hanneman to US HHS Secy Shalala June 18 on "Unified Dietary Guidelines"
  • Hanneman to House Appropriations Committee, May 28 on Access-to-Data
  • Hanneman to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, May 21 on Canadian Guidelines
  • Hanneman to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, April 23 on revised Guidelines
  • Hanneman to American Institute for Cancer Research, April 9 on AICR report
  • Hanneman to FDA, April 8 on health claims regulations
  • Hanneman to Office of Management and Budget, April 1 on Access-to-Data
  • Hanneman to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, February 24 on revised Guidelines
  • Hanneman to Lenfant/NHLBI, February 4 on NHLBI "Sodium & Blood Pressure
  • Workshop"Hanneman to Levitt/FDA, January 22 on sodium and health issues
  • Hanneman to Lenfant/NHLBI, January 21 on NHLBI "Sodium & Blood Pressure Workshop"

1998

  • Hanneman to U.S. HHS, October 16 on Healthy People 2010 National Health Objectives
  • Hanneman article "Sodium Debate Continues" in Water Technology, August issue
  • Hanneman article "Salt: Fading Public Concern or Rising Regulatory Issue?" in Water Conditioning & Purification, August issue (reproduced with permission of Water Conditioning & Purification magazine)
  • Hanneman to FDA, May 19 on Nutrition Label definition of "healthy"
  • Bertram to U.S. Pharmacopeil Convention, April 17 on bromides
  • Hanneman on Alderman NHANES "health outcomes" analysis in The Lancet, March 14
  • Hanneman to National Drinking Water Advisory Council, January 28 on DWEL for sodium

1997

  • Hanneman on "Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension" (DASH) Study, April 17
  • Hanneman to National High Blood Pressure Education Program Coordinating Committee, April 3 on its policy of universal sodium restriction
  • Hanneman on NHLBI "Trials of Hypertension Prevention, phase II" Study, March 24
  • Hanneman on ABC-TV special January 10 on "Junk Science"

1996

  • Salt Institute withdraws FDA petition, December 27
  • Salt Institute petitions FDA to rescind "sodium/hypertension" health claim, September 19 (news release)
  • Salt Institute Citizen's Petition to FDA, September 19, to rescind "sodium/hypertension" health claim
  • Hanneman article in Water Conditioning and Purification on sodium and health