Publications

Fact Sheets and Handouts

• Sodium: The Facts [PDF-161K]
• Sodium: Questions and Answers [PDF-527K]
• The Role of Sodium in Your Food [PDF-1.2M]
• Sources of Sodium in Your Diet [PDF-913K]
• Tips to Reduce Sodium [PDF-178K]
• Reducing Sodium in Your Diet to Help Control Your Blood Pressure [PDF-750K]
• Sodium and the Dietary Guidelines [PDF-724K]
• Sodium’s Role in Processed Foods [PDF-867K]
• Salt-tistics: Hidden Sources of Sodium and What You Can Do [PDF-235K]
• Salt Stats for Media [PDF-188K]
• Online Procurement Resources [PDF-683K]
• Vital Signs: Where's the Sodium? [PDF-1M]

Guides

• Improving the Food Environment Through Nutrition Standards: A Guide for Government Procurement [PDF-653K]
  • Procurement Guide Summary [PDF-312]
• Under Pressure: Strategies for Sodium Reduction in the School Environment [PDF-1.8M]
• Under Pressure: Strategies for Sodium Reduction in the Hospital Environment [PDF-736K]
• Under Pressure: Strategies for Sodium Reduction in Worksites [PDF-1.3M]
• Under Pressure: Strategies for Sodium Reduction in Institutional Environments [PDF-1M]
• Controlling Hypertension by Learning to Control Sodium Intake: A Fotonovela [PDF-3.0M] and Promotora Guide [PDF-1.0M]

CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWRs)

• Vital Signs: Food Categories Contributing the Most to Sodium Consumption—United States, 2007–2008
• Usual Sodium Intakes Compared with Current Dietary Guidelines–United States, 2005–2008
• Usual Sodium Intakes Compared with Current Dietary Guidelines–MMWR Highlights [PDF-433K]
• Sodium Intake Among Adults—United States, 2005–2006
• Application of Lower Sodium Intake Recommendations to Adults—United States, 1999–2006