World Salt Awareness Week (February 1st - 7th 2010)
World Salt Awareness Week 2010 (February 1st - 7th)
World Salt Awareness Week 2009 will focus on 'Salt and your health' (please click on the poster)
This year the overall campaign will focus ‘Salt and Your Health’. We wish to raise awareness that a high salt diet can not only lead to high blood pressure, but to osteoporosis, obesity, stomach cancer, kidney stones, and stroke.
The UK arm of WASH, Consensus Action on Salt and Health, is working with a number of charities this year including Asthma UK, Blood Pressure Association, British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK, Diabetes UK, Kidney Research UK, Ménières Society, National Obesity Forum, National Osteoporosis Society and Stroke Association. Together, we aim to highlight to the public the risks involved with a high salt diet and the importance of looking at labels to ensure high salt foods are not consumed.
For more resources for World Salt Awareness Week 2010 click here
For planning notes for World Salt Awareness Week 2010 click here
For advice on conducting a Public Opinioin Survey click here
To register your support for World Salt Awareness Week, please email wash@qmul.ac.uk