Opposition member tables bill for national sodium strategy
NDP health critic Libby Davies tabled a bill Monday encouraging Ottawa to enact a strategy requiring food manufacturers to lower sodium levels, among other tough-on-salt measures. The bill, formally named An Act Respecting the Implementation of the Sodium Reduction Strategy for Canada, will take its cues from a list of recommendations that were published by… [Continue Reading]
Australian study finds sodium increase in processed foods
A new study from Australia found the sodium content of more than 28,000 rose nine per cent over the past four years. The worst offenders were oils and sauces and spreads that saw a 16 and 13 per cent increase, respectively. A population consuming nine per cent more sodium would experience a four per cent… [Continue Reading]
Instant noodles high in sodium, low in fibre, study finds
There’s a reason we awarded the 2011 Salt Lick Award to Mr. Noodles. A new study from the UK that ranked 15 brands of instant noodles found all were guilty of being very high in sodium and low in fibre. The study found most brands mislabelled their products to seem healthier than in reality. Read… [Continue Reading]
US children consume as much salt as adults, study finds
A new study from the World Action on Salt and Health (WASH) found children in the US have a daily sodium intake that is equal to US adults. Children and teens, between eight and 18, consumed an average of 3,387 mg of sodium per day – more than double the recommended amount. Children from ages… [Continue Reading]
Hospital patient menus contain “unacceptable” levels of dietary sodium, study finds
A study of food served to patients in three Ontario acute-care hospitals found 100 per cent of bedside meals had more than the recommended daily intake of sodium, according a report published online July 16 in the Archives of Internal Medicine. “We found sodium levels in hospital meals to be unacceptably high,” says Dr. JoAnne… [Continue Reading]
New research shows UK salt intake is the lowest in Western World
The UK now has the lowest population dietary salt level in the Western World. A new report from the Department of Health in the UK shows a half gram reduction in dietary salt intake in the last three years. And almost one and a half grams in the last decade estimated to be saving around… [Continue Reading]
