2013
WHO together with George Institute, Australia and ICCIDD hosted the Information Exchange Forum with Private sector and NGO and Technical meeting on Salt Reduction and iodine fortification strategies in public health.
Date added: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
STOCKING UP ON SALT THIS CHRISTMAS? NEW RESEARCH EXPOSES SHOCKING LEVELS OF SALT IN STOCK AND GRAVY
Date added: Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Higher salt intakes found in people with lower socioeconomic status
A recent study carried out by fellow CASH member Francesco Cappuccio and colleagues has shown that people in lower socioeconomic groups eat more salt. Lower socioeconomic status groups have long been known to consume a diet of foods which are cheaper, less nutritious and more energy dense, and consequently have an increased prevalence of heart disease and stroke. This study shows for the first time, a clear and consistent relationship between salt intake and economic status, which could explain the increased risk of heart disease in poorer citizens. Sodium data from over 2000 white participants were analysed from the 2000-2001 National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS), using a 7 day dietary record and a 24 hour urinary collection. The variation of salt intake in Great Britain was evaluated, and revealed greater salt intakes in Scotland, compared to England and Wales. Higher levels of salt intake were also detected in those of low socioeconomic positions, regardless of where they live. This information corresponds to data collected over 10 years ago. Since then, the government (Department of Health) and NGOs (including CASH) have run national salt reduction campaigns and worked closely with manufacturers and retailers to help reduce the amount of salt in processed foods. As a result, salt intake in the UK has fallen from 9.5g/day to 8.1g/day since 2004. The identification of people and geographical locations with greater intakes of salt will certainly provide useful information to increase public awareness and embark on more effective and appropriate actions to prevent cardiovascular disease. Reference: Chen Ji, Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala, Francesco P Cappuccio. (2013). Spatial variation of salt intake in Britain and association with socioeconomic status. BMJ Open 2013;3:e002246
Date added: Monday, April 15, 2013
NEW RESEARCH EXPOSES COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY LEVELS OF SALT HIDDEN IN BUTTER AND MARGARINE
Date added: Thursday, September 5, 2013
New research published in BMJ OPEN reveals significant reductions of salt levels in UK bread
Date added: Monday, June 17, 2013
WORLD HYPERTENSION DAY: URGENT ACTION NEEDED TO TACKLE THE GROWING GLOBAL EPIDEMIC OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
Date added: Thursday, May 16, 2013
December
- Salt: The Dying Echoes of the Food Industry [PDF 372KB] (20th December)
- Six percent of strokes can be avoided by meeting sodium reduction recommendations: Study (18th Dec)
- Stocking up on salt this Christmas? New research exposes shocking levels of salt in stock and gravy (18th Dec)
November
- High salt levels in common medicines put patients at increased risk of cardiovascular events (26th Nov)
October
September
- New research by CASH exposes salt hidden in butter and margarine (6th Sept)
- Current salt reduction policies across gradients of inequality-adjusted human development in the WHO European region: minding the gaps [PDF 747KB] (3rd Sept)
July
- Population health in South Africa: a view from the salt mines (29th July)
- Childhood blood pressure trends and risk factors for high blood pressure: the NHANES experience 1988 to 2008 (23rd July)
- The sodium shake – why food manufacturers need to reduce salt levels (17th July)
- Rising Blood Pressure Among Young Could Be Linked To Higher Salt Intake (17th July)
June
- New research published in BMJ OPEN reveals significant reductions of salt levels in UK bread (18th June)
- Industry uses technical barriers to salt reduction as 'an excuse', says CASH (13th June)
May
- WASH congratulates world leaders on adoption of global salt targets (28th May)
- CASH/WASH Response to Iodine Paper (22nd May)
- NCD Alliance Report 2012-2013 (17th May)
- WASH supports World Hypertension Day 2013 (17th May)
- WASH comment on IOM report (14th May)
April
- Mapping salt reduction initiatives in the WHO European region (24th April)
- Consumers International launch 'Test your Nutrition knowledge' quiz (23rd April)
- Eat less salt, reduce your risk of high blood pressure - support World Health Day (7th April)
- Reducing salt intake leads to major health benefits (5th April)
- Effect of longer term modest salt reduction on blood pressure [PDF 830KB] (5th April)
March
- The George Institute for Global Health in Sydney has been designated by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a Collaborating Centre on Population Sodium Reduction. The Centre will undertake research and support to countries to implement cost effective strategies to reduce population sodium intake (26th March)
- WHO together with George Institute, Australia and ICCIDD hosted the Information Exchange Forum with Private sector and NGO and Technical meeting on Salt Reduction and iodine fortification strategies in public health (25th March)
- High salt intake causes 2.3 million deaths per year (25th March)
- Ready-to-eat foods for toddlers often too salty (21st March)
- We are eating too much salt and it's killing us (21st March)
- CASH Comment on UK Department of Health Salt Strategy [PDF 315KB] (12th March)
- Fiji Times - 'Salty ain't healthy' (11th March)
- New research by CASH exposes amount of salt hidden in restaurant food (11th March)
- CASH Public Opinion Survey on salt intake in restaurant meals (11th March)
- New research reveals salt linked to immune rebellion (7th March)
February
- CASH Comment: American Heart Association (12th February)
January
- World Health Organisation - New guidelines on dietary sodium and potassium intake (31st January)
- CASH Comment on Study on table salt addition in the UK (29th January)
- Higher salt intakes found in people with lower socioeconomic status (21st January)
CASH comment: Fewer adults add salt at the table after initiation of a national salt campaign in the UK
Date added: Thursday, April 11, 2013
