Parents trying to reduce how much sodium their children eat to avoid harmful health effects in the future have a new international guide as Parliament debates mandatory limits. A bill to make the food industry accountable for sodium had its second reading in the House of Commons on Friday. NDP MP Libby Davies’ bill focuses… [Continue Reading]
Proposed Canadian bill would require food companies to disclose excessive sodium levels on label A coalition of Canadian medical groups wants all food companies to be required to clearly disclose on the label if the amount of sodium in their products exceeds Health Canada’s targets. The move comes as the World Health Organization recommended new… [Continue Reading]
It’s a dilemma: On one hand, health authorities warn North Americans consume way too much salt. It contains sodium, which can increase blood pressure and the subsequent risk of stroke, heart disease and other serious ailments. But just try reducing your sodium intake to the daily level promoted by Health Canada: a maximum of 2,300… [Continue Reading]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
OTTAWA (May 8, 2012)— Bill Jeffery, LLB, National Coordinator of the Centre for Science in the Public Interest, made the following comment on initiatives in the Ottawa Board of Health (its HEAL Strategy) and a provincial Private Member’s Bill to be introduced in the Ontario Legislature today: While federal politicians still ponder proposals to require… [Continue Reading]
