Health impacts caused by excessive sodium consumption in Brazil: results of the GBD 2019 study.
Larissa Fernanda Fonseca GuedesMariana Santos Felisbino-MendesAline Siqueira Fogal VegiAdriana Lúcia MeirelesMariana Carvalho de MenezesDéborah Carvalho MaltaIsis Eloah MachadoPublished in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (2022)
Regardless of the progress in addressing NCDs related to this risk factor, the impact remains high, especially among men and in the Northeast region. More effective measures are needed to reduce sodium in industrialized products, such as health promotion actions to combat sodium consumption, in order to prevent and control NCDs in Brazil.