Salt in the news
May
- South China Morning Post: Most baby snacks on market contain free sugars and added salt, going against public health guidelines, Hong Kong consumer watchdog finds (16th May)
- Financial Times: These electric chopsticks cut your salt intake. No, really (11th May)
- The Grocer: HFSS promotions ban in chaos after fresh reports of government u-turn (11th May)
- The Indian Express: Warning labels, not star rating, can change consumption pattern of packaged food: Experts (5th May)
- Medical Xpress: Three-quarters of influencers' social media posts about food and drinks are for unhealthy products (6th May)
- FoodPrint: WHO details policy interventions to curb obesity epidemic (5th May)
- BBC News: Food apps and online gaming driving obesity - WHO (3rd May)
- Daily Mail: Europe's obesity crisis has reached 'epidemic proportions': Major WHO report blames food delivery apps like Deliveroo, social media and gaming for 60% of Europeans being too fat (3rd May)
- World Health Organisation: Obesity causes cancer and is major determinant of disability and death, warns new WHO report (3rd May)
April
March
- Bakery and Snacks: Reformulation and fortification efforts go hand-in-hand to optimise nutrition (31st March)
- The Time of India: Stars to show the way to healthy food in India (28th March)
- Confectionery News: How to turn the tide on ‘underused’ sugar taxation in Europe? (25th March)
- Cyprus Mail: Alarming rise in childhood obesity (24th March)
- Jamaica Observer: Tips for eating less sodium and improving your health (21st March)
- Circulation Journal: Cost-effectiveness of a Household Salt Substitution Intervention: Findings From 20,995 Participants of the Salt Substitute and Stroke Study (SSaSS) (21st March)
- Jamaica Observer: Tips for eating less sodium and improving your health (21st March)
- New Medical & Life Sciences: Urgent action needed to stem the rising trend of obesity in Africa (18th March)
- NewFood Magazine: Mexico sweetens things up as it adopts new specification (17th March)
- Mirage News: George Institute raising awareness and engaging with school children on salt reduction (17th March)
- Canadian Medical Association Journal: Dietary sodium reduction in Canada: more action is needed to reach the 2025 global targets (14th March)
- The Star: Food and drink product labels should display salt content, says Health DG (14th March)
- The Washington Post: Salt is in all types of food. Here’s how to cut your daily sodium intake. (14th March)
- The Independent: Salt tax? MOH takes steps to reduce Singaporeans’ salt intake (11th March)
- The Conversation:Why South Africa should introduce mandatory labelling for fast food (9th March)
- The Guardian: Spain plans ban on influencers pushing unhealthy foods to children (8th March)
- The Guardian: Obesity rates likely to double by 2030 with highest rises in lower-income countries (4th March)
- Food Manufacture: Sugar intake levels in line with current recommendations (1st March)
February
- European Society of Cardiology: Salt in soluble paracetamol linked to increase risk of cardiovascular disease and death (24th February)
- European Supermarket Magazine: Portugal Reduces Salt And Sugar Content Of Food Products By 11% (21st February)
- WASSH Release: Delayed finalization of sodium targets in the United States may cost over 250,000 lives by 2031 (21st February)
- Health Europa: The positive impact of Transport for London’s unhealthy food advertising restrictions (18th February)
- Gulf Times: Most bread sold in Qatar uses permitted levels of salt (15th February)
- The BMJ: Can children play a role in reducing families’ salt intake? (14th February)
- Current Nutrition Reports: Salt and Health: Old Myths and a Controversy Based on Denial (14th February)
- Sunway University: The Malaysian Society for World Action on Salt, Sugar and Health (MyWASSH) (11th February)
- WASSH Release: New research shows that children can play an important role in lowering families' salt intake (10th February)
- NewFood Magazine: Picture warnings on sugary drinks may help fight obesity, study suggests (3rd February)
- Food Navigator: Successful salt cuts in Africa puts pressure on Britain: ‘The UK is lagging behind’ (1st February)
January
- WASSH Release: Early Evidence for the Effectiveness of South Africa’s Legislation on Salt Restriction in Foods: the African-PREDICT Study (31st January)
- Harvard Health: FDA urges the food industry to cut back on salt (1st January)