Isabel Valero, PhD Researcher at Queen Mary University of London Durante millones de años, la única fuente de sal fue aquella que se encuentra de forma natural en los alimentos, con un consumo estimado menor a 0.5g/día. Actualmente, se estima que el consumo promedio por persona es de 10g/día. El consumo excesivo de sal se... Continue Reading →
Claudette Peaker, WASSH Volunteer and Nutrition with Food Consumer Science Student, University of Reading Salt intake in Canada is much higher than the recommended limit of 5g per day. In 2004, the average daily salt intake of Canadians was estimated to be 8.5g of salt1 (3400mg sodium). Furthermore, hypertension is common in the Canadian population,... Continue Reading →
Mhairi Brown, Programme Manager (originally published on Open Access Government) COVID-19 has completely changed life in the UK and has quite rightly demanded our attention and action to protect our loved ones, communities and businesses. But way before this, there was the forgotten pandemic i.e. eating too much salt (and otherwise known as the silent killer) which... Continue Reading →
Sheena Bhageerutty, Assistant Nutritionist, Action on Salt (originally published on New Food) We are in a state of transition, somewhat grieving our old lives and slowly evolving into the new norm. During this uncomfortable period, I have tried to keep active and exercise my brain as much as possible.Earlier this month, the Global Nutrition Report... Continue Reading →
Monique Tan, PhD Researcher In March, the long-awaited survey of salt intake in England was published – which came with disappointing results. Not only is our average salt intake still well above the maximum recommended intakes (by 40%), but it has not declined for the past ten years.1 This means that the downward trend we... Continue Reading →
Mhairi Brown, International Programme Lead for World Action on Salt and Health In February of this year, we were delighted to be awarded funding by the Newton Fund Impact Scheme to investigate how to lower salt levels in the out of home sector (which includes restaurants, cafes and street food vendors) in Malaysia, along with... Continue Reading →
Dr Kawther Hashem, Campaign Lead for Action on Sugar In the UK, Muslims will be abstaining from food and drink from sunrise (approx. 4am) until sunset (approx. 8.15pm). During the month, only two main meals will be consumed by the majority of Muslims, the iftar (evening meal to break the fast) and suhur (the pre-dawn meal before... Continue Reading →
Monique Tan PhD Student, Queen Mary University of London Why does salt matter in China? Considered “king of all flavours”, salt has played an essential role in the preparation and preservation of foods for thousands of years in China. However, eating too much salt increases the risk of multiple health conditions, especially cardiovascular disease (via... Continue Reading →
Earlier this week the following paper was published, which investigates the potential impact of proposed salt reduction work in the US. Read on for our summary of the findings. Pearson-Stuttard J., Kypridemos C., Collins B., Mozaffarian D., Huang Y., Bandosz P. et al. Estimating the health and economic effects of the proposed US Food and... Continue Reading →
For our first blog post, we turn to Brazil! Brazil set up a salt reduction programme in 2007 which has had a successful decade, due largely in part to the cooperation of the Brazilian food industry. Why is salt reduction needed in Brazil? The Brazilian Household Budget Survey 2008-20091 found that, on average, Brazilian adults consume a... Continue Reading →
