• Canadian fast food saltier than similar products in Australia, France, UK and New Zealand

    Industry could substantially reduce sodium content in products, resulting in large gains in population health. Canada’s fast foods on average contain 17-per-cent more sodium than comparable products in the UK and a whopping 27-per-cent more than those sold in France, according to an international...

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    Across the country, 7.5 million Canadians are living with high blood pressure.  Diets high in sodium are responsible for about 2 million of these cases. Most Canadians consume far more salt than is healthy.  Three quarters of our daily salt intake comes from prepared and manufactured foods. In 2010,...

  • Useful tips for choosing low sodium foods

    At the Grocery Store – Buy lower sodium foods to prepare healthier meals at home  Read the information on food packages Buy unsalted and lower sodium foods whenever possible. Look for words such as “sodium-free”, “low sodium”, “reduced sodium,” or “no added salt” on the package. Compare...

  • Salt and Sodium:
    Get the Facts

    Fact: Sodium is found in salt. All types of salt are high in sodium. Kosher salt, sea salt, fleur de sel, gourmet salt and smoked salt all have about the same amount of sodium as table salt. They are not healthier choices.  Fact: We eat too much sodium. We all need some sodium, but most of us eat...

  • Sodium 101 iPhone App

    Looking to cut back on sodium? Now there’s an App for that! The Canadian Stroke Network is excited to announce the launch of Sodium 101 for iPhone.  Designed to help users stay within their daily recommended sodium intake, the Sodium 101 iPhone App is free for download on the iPhone App Store. An...

  • Getting Savvy About Sodium in Foods

    Trying to navigate your way through the minefield of high-sodium foods out there? Have you been looking for ways to reduce your sodium intake and improve your all-around health? We explain how to read food labels, make smarter choices when it comes to feeding your family, and help you become more sodium-savvy. According...

Ottawa and Queen’s Park Consider Mandating Nutrition Info on Menus of Chain-Restaurant Menus

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OTTAWA (May 8, 2012)— Bill Jeffery, LLB, National Coordinator of the Centre for Science in the Public Interest, made the following...

Canadian fast food saltier than similar products in Australia, France, UK and New Zealand

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Industry could substantially reduce sodium content in products, resulting in large gains in population health. Canada’s fast...

Take Action
Sign our petition

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Across the country, 7.5 million Canadians are living with high blood pressure.  Diets high in sodium are responsible for about...

Choose to eat less salt, and reduce your risk of having a stroke

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World Action on Salt and Health is helping in the battle to reduce the amount of salt eaten by people all over the world by raising...

Stroke the focus of World Salt Awareness Week

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The link between dietary sodium, hypertension and stroke is the focus of World Salt Awareness Week from March 26 to April 1. More...

Ontario Sodium Summit shakes things up

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Despite the federal government’s recent rejection of proposals by provincial and territorial health ministers to reduce sodium...