• Mr. Noodles wins 2011 Canadian Salt Lick Award

    Cheap, salty products a feature of student diet Mr. Noodles, a low-cost diet staple popular among university and college students, has won the fourth annual Canadian Salt Lick Award. “A package of the popular ramen-style noodles provides the sodium equivalent of drinking a cup of sea water,” says...

  • 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...

  • Too Much Salt

    Photo Source: I-5 Design & Manufacture (Flickr) CBC Radio’s Evan Dyer goes grocery shopping with Sodium101′s Dr. Kevin Willis looking for hidden sodium in food and discovers some disturbingly high-sodium foods that most people eat on a daily basis. Listen here.      

CSN with other health groups send letter to Harper urging action on sodium levels

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The Canadian Stroke Network along with other health groups sent a letter to Stephen Harper urging the government take action to...

Critical appraisal of sodium study

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This critical appraisal is a product of the Scientific Review Sub-group of the Pan American Health Organization/ World Health...

Sodium 101 app listed in
top 10 for health and fitness
apps by CBC

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CBC has listed the Sodium 101 application as one of the top 10 apps for health and fitness. The Sodium 101 app was included because...

Health ministers ask for help from federal gov to lower sodium intake

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Canada’s health ministers are calling on the federal government to work with them to develop national programs to help lower...

Mr. Noodles wins 2011 Canadian Salt Lick Award

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Cheap, salty products a feature of student diet Mr. Noodles, a low-cost diet staple popular among university and college students,...

‘Posh’ Salt health claims should be taken with a grain of salt!

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Sodium chloride accounts for nearly 100% of all  rock and sea salts surveyed and are therefore just a more pricey way of damaging...