To reduce the sodium in the diet

First association in France dedicated to the reduction of sodium in the diet
In a report in 2002, the French Agency for Food Safety (AFSSA, now renamed ANSES) stressed the need to reduce our salt intake to limit the risks in particular hypertension. The National Health and Nutrition Programme (PNNS) then set targets that have not been achieved to date.

For the first time in France, an association was formed to promote the interest rates to limit sodium in foods. The group SALT (Sodium Food: We will limit the rate) is involved in the production of scientific and production of information tools for professionals and the general public about the effects of dietary sodium on health. The goal is to educate consumers and persuade decision makers to adopt clear and useful to limit the amount of sodium we eat daily.

The SALT Group is the French branch of the international WASH (World Action Against Salt and Hypertension) was established in 2005. He will speak in particular to the bodies responsible for implementing the actions of any new PNNS 3 and National Food Plan (NAP).