Sodium Reduction--Saving Lives by Putting Choice Into Consumers' Hands.

The author argues that sodium reduction through voluntary action and U.S. Food and Drug Administration guidelines will help to save lives and money while also putting choice back in the hands of consumers in America. Dietary sodium in the U.S. food supply is examined, along with public health strategies and the efforts to get encourage companies to decrease the levels of sodium in processed and restaurant foods. High blood pressure-related deaths and heart disease are examined.