Salt of the Earth reports an increase in sales of sodium reduction solutions in the first half of 2016. The sales of the sodium-reduction and low-salt categories rose by 100%—that is, doubled—in the first half of 2016 over the second half of 2015.
The FDA’s new, voluntary draft guidance on sodium seeks, in the long term, to reduce Americans’ sodium intake to 2,300 mg/day, down from current levels of 3,400 mg/day. The WHO recommends reducing sodium intake to <2 g/day sodium (5 g/day salt) in adults.