RT Journal
A1 Mitka M
T1 IOm recommends federal regulation over the salt content of certain foods
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2010
FD June 9
VO 303
IS 22
SP 2238
OP 2240
DO 10.1001/jama.2010.723
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2010.723
AB 
At issue is a report, Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake in the United States, from the Institute of Medicine (IOM), recommending that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) set standards for the salt content of processed and restaurant foods (http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2010/Strategies-to-Reduce-Sodium-Intake-in-the-United-States.aspx). The IOM recommendations came at the request of Congress, which charged the institute with developing strategies to reduce the population's intake of sodium to levels consistent with the US government's Dietary Guidelines for Americans (http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/). These guidelines call for a daily sodium intake of no more than 2300 mg (about 1 teaspoon of salt); adequate daily intake is set at 1500 mg and is even lower for those more than 50 years of age.