World Salt Awareness Week 2008 - Introduction
The aims of World Salt Awareness Week 2008 included:
. To reduce the amount of salt consumed by children
. To publicise that children should eat even less salt than adults
. To convey the large amounts children could be consuming just through eating everyday foods. E.g. it is estimated than children consumer ~50% above the UK target
. To highlight where the salt comes from in children's diets
. To provide practical information to parents and carers on how to reduce the level of salt their children eat
To give you idea of the level of support you can provide please have a look at the below documents, outlining the activities that you may like to replicate in your country as a starting point.
Click here for the World Salt Awareness Week planning document
Click here for a World Salt Awareness Week poster (PDF)