What do systematic reviews say?

Summary of findings table ‐ LSSS intervention vs regular salt

Summary of findings table ‐ LSSS intervention probably leads to lower cardiovascular events: non‐fatal acute coronary syndrome (events per… compared with regular salt (moderate certainty).

• Replacing salt with low‐sodium salt substitutes (LSSS) for cardiovascular health in adults, children and pregnant women 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  Rate ratio 0.7 [0.52, 0.94]
  1 study · 20995 participants
  Moderate

Summary of findings table ‐ LSSS intervention vs regular salt

Summary of findings table ‐ LSSS intervention showed no clear difference in cardiovascular mortality (events per 100,000 person‐years) compared with regular salt (moderate certainty).

• Replacing salt with low‐sodium salt substitutes (LSSS) for cardiovascular health in adults, children and pregnant women 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  Rate ratio 0.77 [0.6, 1]
  3 studies · 23200 participants
  Moderate

Summary of findings table ‐ LSSS intervention vs regular salt

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ LSSS intervention changes stroke mortality (events per 100,000 person‐years) compared with regular salt (very low certainty).

• Replacing salt with low‐sodium salt substitutes (LSSS) for cardiovascular health in adults, children and pregnant women 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  Rate ratio 0.64 [0.33, 1.25]
  2 studies · 21423 participants
  Very low

Agricultural education with post‐harvest technologies vs usual agricultural support

• Agricultural and nutritional education interventions for reducing aflatoxin exposure to improve infant and child… 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  0 studies · 0 participants
  GRADE not reported

Intervention not reported

• Community-based population-level interventions for promoting child oral health 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 1458 participants
  Moderate

Intervention not reported

• Interventions for preventing abuse in the elderly 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 16 participants
  Very low

Intervention not reported

• Community wide interventions for increasing physical activity 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  Low

Intervention not reported

• Community wide interventions for increasing physical activity 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  High

Intervention not reported

The intervention may leads to lower anaemia Defined as haemoglobin (Hb) concentration < 11 g/dL Measured… (low certainty).

• Food fortification with multiple micronutrients: impact on health outcomes in general population 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.68 [0.56, 0.84]
  11 studies · 3746 participants
  Low

Intervention not reported

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes anaemia Anaemia was defined as a haemoglobin (Hb) concentration < 13… (very low certainty).

• Food fortification with multiple micronutrients: impact on health outcomes in general population 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.86 [0.37, 2.01]
  1 study · 88 participants
  Very low

Summary of findings: unconditional cash transfer vs no intervention

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Community‐level interventions for improving access to food in low‐ and middle‐income countries 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Conditional cash transfers vs no intervention

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Community‐level interventions for improving access to food in low‐ and middle‐income countries 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Conditional cash transfers vs no intervention

• Community‐level interventions for improving access to food in low‐ and middle‐income countries 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 3937 participants
  Moderate

Conditional cash transfers vs no intervention

• Community‐level interventions for improving access to food in low‐ and middle‐income countries 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  4 studies · 3529 participants
  Low

Conditional cash transfers vs no intervention

• Community‐level interventions for improving access to food in low‐ and middle‐income countries 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 2116 participants
  Low

Conditional cash transfers vs no intervention

• Community‐level interventions for improving access to food in low‐ and middle‐income countries 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 5383 participants
  High

Summary of findings: unconditional cash transfer vs no intervention

• Community‐level interventions for improving access to food in low‐ and middle‐income countries 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  5 studies · 11271 participants
  Very low

Food vouchers vs no intervention

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Community‐level interventions for improving access to food in low‐ and middle‐income countries 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Food vouchers vs no intervention

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Community‐level interventions for improving access to food in low‐ and middle‐income countries 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Food vouchers vs no intervention

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Community‐level interventions for improving access to food in low‐ and middle‐income countries 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found