It's time to #SwitchTheSalt. But why? Well, high-sodium diets are the biggest dietary risk to health. However, switching to a reduced-sodium salt and learning healthier habits, can help secure your future health.
Find out more at https://t.co/4Ot4FJux4O
For too long food industries have been allowed to dictate our health. The time for change is now.
Our #RecipeForChange open letter with >30 health bodies calls on Govt to go further & faster to reduce salt & sugar in food industry products.
Full letter 👉https://t.co/RvpvzdfUDa
Discussions around #UPF have increasingly demonised all #processed#foods, without acknowledging the reasons for the use of processing methods or the fact not all UPF are bad.
@FoodNavigator examines the other less-popular side of the argument.
https://t.co/k4r2O6h3Lb
The @STOPobesityEU project launched a set of policy briefs with @WHO to help policymakers implement priority policies to prevent childhood obesity.
➡️ Check them out here: https://t.co/zNl3MnQbHb
“Every child should have access to affordable & delicious food, yet our food environment is dominated by unhealthy options – which is a major contributor to England’s shockingly high levels of childhood obesity.”
@katfoodjenner@OHA_updates ⬇️⬇️
📢 'We can't expect obesity to reduce unless the food industry changes its behaviour and we can't expect it to change unless we tackle the incentives in which businesses operate'
Our Executive Director Anna Taylor reviews the newly published @HLFoodObesity report about how to fix our broken food system.
🎧 Listen in full: https://t.co/ji52lA0g83
@DoctorChrisVT #DISEASE #sugartax #HFSS #obesity
Introducing a salt and sugar tax and banning all adverts for ‘less healthy’ food are among the recommendations to government from the House of Lords Food, Diet and Obesity Committee.
#bakery#health#legislation#government#hfss#tax#obesity
https://t.co/RLV7jCtGRs
The report does not call for complete removal of sugar & salt from products
They can play structural roles, but often companies add unnecessary, excessive amounts.
Encouraging all businesses to improve the foods they produce will have substantial benefits to public health.
#CurrDevNutr study finds "reductions of #sodium in widely consumed foods, such as luncheon-meat sandwiches and restaurant-prepared pizza, were found to have the greatest impact on reducing sodium intake by the U.S. population." #SodiumReduction#Nutrition https://t.co/fFmhSQ3cx5
During #MensHealthMonth, take time to learn about the impact of sodium on your health. Get the facts about what foods have the most dietary #sodium and how to lower your daily sodium intake.
https://t.co/MKYFLdXLjm
According to the World Health Organisation, the daily limit of #sodium is 2,000mg. Yet, many everyday foods that are not obviously salty contain high amounts of hidden salt.
Follow #TOIHealthPlus for more #health tips! Know more: https://t.co/4MsAApQRkN
Reducing #salt intake to less than five grams per day can lower #bloodpressure and lower risk of cardiovascular disease by up to 25%. Excessive salt consumption is linked to kidney damage, osteoporosis, stomach #cancer, and other health problems.
https://t.co/DNjYvxdZxi
Reducing #salt intake to less than five grams per day can lower #bloodpressure and lower risk of cardiovascular disease by up to 25%. Excessive salt consumption is linked to kidney damage, osteoporosis, stomach #cancer, and other health problems.
https://t.co/DNjYvxdZxi
#Reformulation is everywhere in #food and #beverage, but consumers are still slow to accept it. How can brands #win them over and boost #sales?
https://t.co/fC9AJkxr98