NC S458

Supports measures to decrease heart disease and stroke in North Carolina by reducing excessive dietary sodium intake.

Encourages residents, food manufacturers, suppliers, and food service operations to become aware of dangers from high sodium consumption and provide healthier, lower-sodium food options.

Cites that excess dietary sodium is linked to hypertension, heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, osteoporosis, gastric cancer, and diabetes complications.

Notes that reducing average daily sodium intake by 1,200 milligrams could save up to $24 billion annually in U.S. healthcare costs and prevent thousands of strokes and heart attacks.

References the Justus-Warren Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Task Force 2012-2017 plan recommending a 20% reduction in average daily dietary sodium consumption among North Carolina adults by 2017.