“…Data regarding the baseline levels of salt/sodium in specific foods or meals were collected in 16 countries of the EMR (73%), including Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, KSA, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Tunisia, UAE, and Yemen [ 27 , 28 , 43 , 53 , 69 , 84 , 91 , 92 , 93 , 94 , 95 , 96 , 97 , 98 , 99 , 100 , 101 , 102 , 103 , 104 , 105 , 106 , 107 , 108 , 109 , 110 , 111 , 112 , 113 , 114 , 115 , 116 , 117 , 118 , 119 , 120 , 121 , 122 , 123 , 124 , 125 ]. These salt/sodium content data were collected based on food composition databases, food analysis, or industry self-reporting.…”