Table 3.

Current Factors and Potential Solutions to the Development of Hypertension

Risk Factors	Potential Solutions	Success Stories
High sodium consumption	Formulate national/regional campaigns on sodium reduction particularly content in prepared foods Legislate need for food labels Increase population health literacy Set limits to sodium content per serving size	Republic of South Africa legislation on the limitation of the upper limit of sodium content in processed foods.31 UK Food Standards Agency’s national salt reduction campaign – resulted in reduction in the population’s average salt intake from 9.5 g/d in 2000–2001 to 8.6 g/d in 200832
Low levels of physical activity and limited access to green spaces	Increase access to parks and green spaces in urban centers Improve public transportation increased emphasis on health promotion activities Dissemination of health promotion content via text messaging or social media	Exercise promotion campaigns in Latin-America via text messaging33