July 29, 2010 -
Sodium Working Group releases Sodium Reduction Strategy for Canada.

Download recommendations here.

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June 14, 2010 - Canada East
Taste buds may feel the pinch, but shaking salt habit a must for health: experts

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June 2, 2010 - CBC
Sodium reduction targets to be released soon
Canadians eat too much salt and it may be killing us, experts say

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May 31, 2010 - The Toronto Star
Health Canada aims to cut Canadians' salt intake Food industry asked to follow voluntary sodium reduction targets

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May 29, 2010 - The New York Times
The Hard Sell on Salt

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May 25, 2010 - Globe and Mail
McDonald’s takes a small bite out of Happy Meal sodium content

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May 12, 2010 - Champlain Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Network
Champlain residents unable to identify common, high-sodium foods, study finds.

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May 11, 2010 - Delaware Online
Enough of the salt already

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May 4, 2010 - Leader-Post
It's time Canada passed on the salt

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March 2, 2010 - ABC Channel 7, San Francisco, CA
Soup label conundrum: Less is sometimes more

Beware of false nutrition claims:
A shocking news feature on false claims made by Cambell's Soup Company on it's sodium and fat levels in the U.S.. This is a must watch!

Source: ABC San Francisco

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February 3, 2010 - The Globe and Mail
Leslie Beck's Food for Thought: How to eat less salt

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February 2, 2010 - Canadian Stroke Network
2010 Canadian “Salt Lick Award” goes to Gerber Graduates
“Chicken and Pasta Wheel Pickups” toddler dinner dishes out sodium equivalent to two orders of medium fries at McDonald’s

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January 21, 2010 - The Globe and Mail
Half a teaspoon less salt a day could save 100,000 lives, study finds

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January 21, 2010 - The Welland Tribune
Excess salt increases stroke risk
Suppose you were given this choice, early death from heart attack or stroke, or decreasing the amount of salt in your diet.

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January 20, 2010 - The Canadian Press
Hidden danger: Sodium overconsumption can lead to high blood pressure

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January 7, 2010 - Vancouver Sun
Choosing healthy options for kids
Do your homework, beware of sodium and, remember, moderation is the key

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January 6, 2010 - National Post
Information is the best tool for eating well
Critical understanding of menus, labels and activists is key to dietary health

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December 3, 2009 - Ottawa Citizen
Hold the salt!
Sodium-reduced diet doesn't have to be bland

November 25, 2009 -
High salt intake directly linked to stroke and cardiovascular disease (BMJ Release)

World Action on Salt and Health (WASH) comments on the study.

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November 20, 2009 - Globe and Mail
Canadians want salt, food makers tell MPs

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November 18, 2009 -
Canadians finding it tough to shake the salt habit

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November 12, 2009 -
Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH)

New research shows that many pasta sauces on sale in the UK contian much higher amounts of sodium than others - with celebrity chef brands ranking as the worst.

Click here to download the release.
Click here to download the survey results.

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August 5, 2009 - Globe and Mail
Pizza Pizza shakes the salt – sort of

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August 4, 2009 - Marketwire
Pizza Pizza Reduces Sodium with Introduction of New Crust

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July 28, 2009 - CBC Radio

Too much salt.
CBC's Evan Dyer goes grocery shopping with Sodium101's Dr. Kevin Willis looking for hidden sodium in food.

Listen here

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July 23, 2009 - Globe and Mail
As Canadian as salt? Study finds more in our food

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July 23, 2009 -

World Action on Salt and Health (WASH)

New research shows that people in some countries are being fed over twice as much salt in popular global brands as their counterparts elsewhere in the world.

Click here to download the release.
Click here to download the survey.

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June 25, 2009 - Canwest News
Pass on the salt for health's sake: Sodium intake rising among Canadians

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Globe and Mail Special 4-Part Series on Salt:
June 19-24, 2009

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May 11, 2009 - CSPI News
Heart Attack Entrées with Side Orders of Stroke

May 2009 - AWASH News
Death by pizza

April 21, 2009 - Unilever
Unilever to cut salt in food in health move

March 11, 2009 - CBC News
Model forecasts 'substantial' health benefits from small cut in salt intake

February 2, 2009 - CSN News Release
2009 Canadian “Salt Lick Award” goes to the country’s pizza producers - Pizza delivers a wallop of blood-pressure raising sodium in every slice