Guideline: Potassium Intake for Adults and Children

by World Health Organization

Overview

The objective of this guideline is to provide recommendations on the consumption of potassium to reduce noncommunicable diseases in adults and children. The recommendations given here can be used by those developing programs and policies to assess current potassium intake levels relative to benchmark.

If necessary, the recommendations can also be used to develop measures to increase potassium intake, through public health intervention such as food and product labelling, consumer education, and the establishment of food-based dietary guidelines.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789241504829
Publisher:	World Health Organization
Publication date:	12/15/2015
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	50
Product dimensions:	8.25(w) x 11.75(h) x (d)

About the Author

World Health Organization is a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, charged to act as the world's directing and coordinating authority on questions of human health. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries, and monitoring and assessing health trends.