04/07/2026
Dear Colleagues and Friends,
We are delighted to inform you that our preprint article “Advancing Public Health Through Building Physician Capacity for Salt Reduction and Low Sodium Substitutes” is now available on medRxiv 🎉.
The study highlights physician-led workshops in Chennai, Mumbai, and Delhi, strengthening knowledge and counselling skills for salt reduction and low-sodium substitutes. It underscores the vital role of physicians as champions in reducing hypertension and cardiovascular disease.
📖 Read the preprint here:
👉 https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.18.26355944v1
We invite you to read, share, and help spread this important public health message 🌍💙.
Warm regards,
Dr. Rajan Ravichandran
Sapiens Health Foundation, Chennai
www.sapiensfoundation.org
www.losalter.org
Excessive sodium intake is a major contributor to hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs), posing a persistent public health challenge. Physicians, as trusted health advisors, are central to promoting salt reduction strategies in routine clinical practice. Th...
