Brunei launches strategy to reduce salt intake (02.05.2023)
 Posted on : May 3, 2023, 1:44PM   83 total views  Category : Local News

BY James Kon

Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Isham bin Haji Jaafar raised growing concerns regarding the high salt intake of the population at the launch of National Strategy for Salt Reduction on Tuesday.

 

From the National STEPS-NCD Survey 2016, he said, “It showed that salt intake in Brunei Darussalam was around 10 grammes (g) per day, which is twice the amount recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO).

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--- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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