Potassium intake for adults and children
Guideline
Executive summary available in:
Systematic reviews
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Effect of increased potassium intake on blood pressure, renal function, blood lipids and other potential adverse effects
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Effect of increased potassium intake on cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease and stroke
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Effect of increased potassium intake on blood pressure and potential adverse effects in children
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Overview
This guideline provides the first global, evidence-informed recommendations on the consumption of potassium to reduce NCDs in most adults and children which WHO had developed.
The recommendations in this guideline can be used by policy-makers, technical and programme planners in the government and various organizations involved in the design, implementation and scaling-up of nutrition actions for public health and prevention of NCDs, to assess current potassium intake levels relative to a benchmark and develop measures to increase potassium intake, where necessary, through public health interventions including, but not limited to, food and product labelling, consumer education, and the establishment of food-based dietary guidelines (FBDG).
The guideline should be should be used in conjunction with sodium and other nutrient guidelines to develop and guide national policies and public health nutrition programmes.