Developing a national salt reduction program for India

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1040179

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Excess dietary salt is a leading cause of premature strokes and heart attacks around the world. India, the world’s second most populous nation has no coordinated national salt reduction program and lacks key data upon which to formulate a strategy. This research will bring together Australian experts in the field with leading Indian researchers to make the baseline assessments required to formulate and commence population-wide salt reduction efforts in India.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2012

End Date: 01-01-2016

Funding Scheme: Targeted Calls

Funding Amount: $935,028.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Public Nutrition Intervention

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

blood pressure | cardiovascular disease prevention | food | nutrition | policy development

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