Developing a policy to reduce the salt content of food consumed outside the home in Malaysia: Protocol of a qualitative study

• Main Authors: Brown, Mhairi Karen, Shahar, Suzana, You, Yee Xing, Michael, Viola, Majid, Hazreen Abdul, Manaf, Zahara Abdul, Haron, Hasnah, Sukiman, Noor Shahida, Chia, Yook Chin, He, Feng J., MacGregor, Graham A.
• Format: Article
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
• Subjects: RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/34422/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Introduction Current salt intake in Malaysia is high. The existing national salt reduction policy has faced slow progress and does not yet include measures to address the out of home sector. Dishes consumed in the out of home sector are a known leading contributor to daily salt intake. This study ai...