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On the afternoon of December 9, 2023, the 30th anniversary celebration of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) for operation in Singapore and the Antai Asia-Pacific Forum (III) were grandly held in Singapore. The event was sponsored by SJTU
There is robust evidence that a reduction in salt intake lowers blood pressure and reduces the risk of strokes, heart attacks, and heart failure.1 But how can population wide salt consumption be reduced effectively? Several developed countries have been successful in reducing their populations’ salt intake mainly by setting incrementally lower salt targets for processed foods, which account for approximately 70-80% of salt intake.2 Developing countries, however, are lagging behind. China is the largest developing country with a population of 1.4 billion. Salt intake in China is very high, wi...
Objective To determine whether a smartphone application based education programme can lower salt intake in schoolchildren and their families. Design Parallel, cluster randomised controlled trial, with schools randomly assigned to either intervention or control group (1:1). Setting 54 primary schools from three provinces in northern, central, and southern China, from 15 September 2018 to 27 December 2019. Participants 592 children (308 (52.0%) boys; mean age 8.58 (standard deviation 0.41) years) in grade 3 of primary school (about 11 children per school) and 1184 adult family members (551 (46.5...
Objective To determine the effects of salt reduction interventions designed for home cooks and family members. Design Cluster randomised controlled trial. Setting Six provinces in northern, central, and southern China from 15 October 2018 to 30 December 2019. Participants 60 communities from six provinces (10 communities from each province) were randomised; each community comprised 26 people (two people from each of 13 families). Interventions Participants in the intervention group received 12 month interventions, including supportive environment building for salt reduction, six education sess...
The indictments highlight the continued efforts by the Chinese Communist Party to squash dissent and the pro-democracy movement of the once-free city.