Top five salty condiments
It’s easy enough to keep track of how often we use the salt shaker, but a little more challenging when we’re flavouring our food using other favorite condiments. Sodium contributes to fluid retention,...
View ArticleNew App helps Aussie Food Shoppers Pass on Salt
A new version of the successful Bupa-George FoodSwitch app, SaltSwitch, is being launched to Australian consumers today. SaltSwitch will enable Australian consumers to scan different products and then...
View ArticleBabies and Salt
It’s never too early to think about your child’s sodium intake. Most parents know better than to allow their babies and children access to super-salty snack foods like chips and pretzels – and everyone...
View ArticleHigh Blood Pressure in Kids has Adult Implications
World Salt Awareness Week will take place from March 16-22, 2015. This welcome message from the Chairman of World Action on Salt and Health explains why this year’s campaign focuses on an unexpected...
View ArticleMeta-analysis links Sodium and CVD mortality in general population
A meta-analysis of 11 studies with a total of 228,785 participants is the most recent of its kind to link higher sodium (Na) intake with higher CVD mortality. A meta-regression analysis showed that for...
View ArticleResearch proves high sodium consumption is harmful, even without hypertension
A paper called “Dietary Sodium and Health: More Than Just Blood Pressure” has linked high sodium consumption to negative health consequences, even where blood pressure remains at a healthy level...
View ArticleCSPI gives the Canadian government a “Salty Shakedown”
This “Salty Shakedown” Editorial was originally published by the Centre for Science in the Public Interest in its Nutrition Action Healthletter, June 2015. If you want to join the growing public call...
View ArticleNew U.S. policies show real leadership, pour salt in the wounds of Canadian...
Recent advances in public health nutrition policies south of the border, from coast to coast, municipal to federal, have cast doubt on the effectiveness of governments across Canada and left public...
View ArticleNew Link Found between Sodium Consumption and Reproductive Health
Excess consumption of sodium is known the increase the risk of certain adverse health events such as heart attacks. New evidence points to negative effects on reproductive health as well. A researcher...
View ArticleU.S. policy makers focused on tobacco, but moving forward on sodium
It is encouraging that Stephen Osroff, acting United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) Commissioner, sees great utility in sodium reduction. Excess dietary sodium is a leading cause of...
View ArticleBold tax measures beget impressive results
In Hungary, men consume more sodium in a day than nearly anywhere else in Europe, with an average of 17.5 grams (g) of salt each. Most Europeans consume about 10 g daily, and the World Health...
View ArticleHealth and environmental groups join forces to tackle unhealthy diets
Food Secure Canada and Dr. Norman Campbell, HSF/CIHR Chair of Hypertension Prevention and Control, have teamed up to produce a Food and Nutrition Fact Sheet for policy-makers calling for action on the...
View ArticlePortuguese Society of Hypertension publishes Expert Panel Report on Sodium...
The Portuguese Society of Hypertension (PSH) has been leading the fight against elevated salt consumption in Portugal for 10 years. Portugal currently has among the highest average salt consumption in...
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