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WASH response to JAMA paper examining urinary sodium and cardiovascular disease risk (November 2011)
Gourmet salt health claims should be taken with a grain of salt (November 2011)
Cochrane review shows beneficial effects of long term salt reduction (November 2011)
WASH Autumn Newsletter with updates from around the world (October 2011)
Australian Division of World Action on Salt and Health Campaign Bulletin (October 2011)
UN High-Level Meeting fails to set life-saving targets for salt reduction (September 2011)
Reflections on the UN Summit - The Lancet (September 2011)
Regulation on salt in food coming to South Africa (Sept 2011)
UN calls summit on spread of 'lifestyle' diseases (Sept 2011)
UN NCD Summit New York 19-20th September - South Africa leads world in setting salt reduction targets (September 2011)
Salt reduction under threat at the UN High level meeting in New York (Sept 2011)
Concerns raised over international progress on Non Communicable Disease epidemic (August 2011)
Policy options to reduce population salt intake - New paper by Francesco Cappuccio et al (August 2011)
'Does reducing salt intake increase cardio-vascular mortality?' New Commentary published in Kidney International (August 2011)
Salt intake definitely linked to high blood pressure in older Australians (August 2011)
Contrary to the Cochrane Review, the studies in fact show a big reduction in strokes and heart attacks (20%) with just a 2g reduction in salt intake (July 2011)
New EU labelling rules (July 2011)
The Cochrane Review published - click here to view the WASH/CASH comment (July 2011)
In India - The National Institue of Nutrition (NIN) releases its new dietary guidelines - recommended maximum salt intake reduced from 8g/day to 6g/day (July 2011)
New Paper published by Macgregor et al in the European Heart Journal: Nutrition in Cardiovascular Disease: Salt in hypertension and heart failure (June 2011)
Eating two British bangers can contribute to half your daily salt intake! Latest CASH survey (June 2011)
WASH Newsletter - read all about it!
High Level meeting on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) to be held in New York in September 2011. Alert your Head of State to the importance of salt reduction (May 2011)
World Hypertension Day observed - Pakistan (May 2011)
Australia lagging behind on salt reduction (May 2011)
World Hypertension Day - Know your numbers, target your blood pressure (May 2011)
Research suggesting a low salt diet may increase the risks of cardiovascular disease has questioned current drives to reduce salt intakes - however experts from the UK and USA have been quick to dismiss the study as 'flawed' (May 2011)
US Federal Trade Commission propose to control marketing to children, which includes sodium limits in food sold to 2-17 year olds (May 2011)
US - Subway announce 28% reduction in salt in it's Fresh Fit sandwich range (April 2011)
Interested in developing a national
programme to reduce dietary salt? (April 2011)
Campbell's Soup taken to court in America for having misleading sodium labels on their products (April 2011)
New research reveals huge differences in the salt contents of identical pizzas around the world (March 2011)
The Pan American Health Organisation held a webinar on the 18th March to celebrate World Salt Awareness Week. (March 2011)
The Canadian Stroke Network, in line with World Salt Awareness Week, has developed the Sodium101 iPhone app, to make it easier for consumers to make smarter, lower-sodium food choices. (March 2011)
2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans released by The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and The Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) (January 2011)
Walmart launches major initiative to make food healthier and healthier foods more affordable - including reducing sodium in everyday packaged foods by 25% by 2015 (January 2011)
World Salt Awareness Week editorial published in the Journal of Clinical Hypertension (January 2011)
The American Heart Association (AHA) has issued a call to action for the public, health professionals, the food industry and the government to intensify efforts to reduce the amount of sodium Americans consume daily (Jan 2011)
Bread at top of the UK sodium-rich food purchases, second only to table salt - Report released to show the sodium content of processed foods in the UK (January 2011)
WHO/FSA London report released (July 2010)- 'Creating an enabling environment for population-based salt reduction strategies' (December 2010)
Food International conference on salt reduction to be held at Grange, St Paul's Hotel, London, 16-17th February. Please visit www.fisaltreduction.com to book your place and receive an early bird discount (December 2010)
Australia - 'Bread bakers- salt shakers? AWASH release startling report which reveals that over half of all bread products sold in Australia have unacceptably high levels of salt (November 2010)
A new study finds that a lower salt diet in teenagers can improve heart health in adulthood (November 2010)
New York City launches anti-salt campaign (November 2010)
The Ministry of Health in Fiji announces three phase strategy to reduce excessive salt in processed foods (10th November 2010)
Gene discovery could help blood pressure sufferers (November 2010)
NEW salt reduction action group -Groupe SALT - launched in Paris, France (21st October 2010)
WASH Autumn Newsletter (October 2010)
The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Awards $1.9M for Sodium Reduction Intiatives (4th October 2010)
ConAgra Foods, one of North America's leading food makers, announces a 15% sodium reduction in it's top two varieties of Healthy Choice Brand soup (27th September 2010)
The UK's Consensus Action on Salt and Health releases salt in lunch time salads survey (August 2010)
WASH paper published - emphasising the evidence of the negative effects of salt on health. The report details the importance of effective salt reduction strategies worldwide and the work of WASH (August 2010)
Portugal has begun enforcing new law limiting the salt content of bread with a view to reduce heart disease (August 2010)
Australia - Pizza Hut to cut 35 tonnes of salt out of Australians diets (August 2010)
Australia's fast food chains move a step closer to displaying salt, fat and calories content of products on menu boards (August 2010)
McCains Foods moves to cut sodium levels
The Food Standards Agency and the World Health Organization (WHO) World talks on salt reduction in food - Presentations available (July 2010)
Sodium Working Group publishes report on sodium reduction strategy for Canada (29th July 2010)
Canada - Plan struck to reduce Canadians sodium intake to 2300mg/day by 2016 (29th July 2010)
USA - Panel recommends major changes to Food Pyramid - sodium intake to be reduced from 2,300 mg to 1,500 mg per day (26th July 2010)
France - NINETEEN of France's biggest food manufacturers have signed a deal with the government promising to cut the amount of salt they use in products (19th July 2010)
Del Monte Foods Company to Reduce Sodium by at Least 20 Percent by 2015 (26th July 2010)
Dutch Minister for Public Health called on industry to speed up work on salt reduction (8th July 2010)
CASH Summer Newsletter (7th July 2010)
The Food Standards Agency and the World Health Organization (WHO) hold World talks on salt reduction in food (30th Jun - 2nd July 2010)
Research demonstrates a new damaging effect of salt intake on the circulatory system (29th June)
Nine in 10 Americans eat too much salt according to the CDC (24th June)
UK's government advisers recommend salt intake to be reduced to 3g by 2025
World Hypertension League June Newsletter
Serbia publishes results of the salt content found in student's meals
AWASH exposes high salt levels in processed meat
World Hypertension Day - May 17th 2010
Strategies to Reduce Sodium Intake in the United States - Institute of Medicine Report Released
Review of reducing population salt intake worldwide published
Subway announces 33% salt reduction in the UK
World Hypertension League Newsletter - April
Australian government announces salt targets for bread and breakfast cereals
FSA report shows UK consumers prefer the inclusion of 'salt' over 'sodium' on labels
Reducing salt intake will save money and save lives - new paper in AIM
Pan American Health Organization Policy Statement
World Salt Awareness Week 2010 - Salt and your health
Salt reduction as a public health target - new paper in NEJM
New York City sets salt reduction goal
Study reveals high salt intake in young Swedish Men
HTA 5th International Symposium of High Blood Pressure
AWASH Campaign Bulletin December 2009
World Hypertension League December Newsletter
BMJ paper further cements the case for population-wide salt reduction
Switzerland publishes salt reduction strategy for 2008-2012
Australia calls for warning on high salt foods
Canada continues to challenge food industry
Portuguese Parliament approves a law restricting the sodium content of processed foods
Study shows salt reduction in the US would save est. $18 billion annually
New Research reveals huge differences in salt contents in global brands
The UK's Food Standard's Agency Revised Salt Targets for 2012
WASH requests your support for World Hypertension Day 17th May AWASH expose high salt levels in pizza: 'Death by Pizza'
Review of Salt and Health and Worldwide salt reduction
WASH welcomes the FSA news that salt intake continues to fall in the UK
EU Salt Reduction Initative |
