Salt Awareness Week 2022 Blogs

Our latest blogs for Salt Awareness Week cover hidden salt, policy, salt reduction in the UK to date, and the need for more action. Thanks to Food Active, Little Dish, NewFood, Politics Home and Open Access Government for hosting our blogs

 

The Real Deal: are meal deals really worth it? 

With Covid-19 restrictions a thing of the past and many making their return to the workplace, lunchtime meal deals are making a comeback. In their heyday, 1 in 3 consumers reported buying one at least twice a week. And who could blame them? Their price and convenience make them hard to resist. But whilst they might be good for our pockets, are they good for our health?...read more

 

 

Can We Shake the Habit? 

At this year’s Food Integrity 2022 and to mark our 23rd Salt Awareness Week, Action on Salt will raise awareness of the need for salt reduction as a key cardiovascular prevention policy, highlighting the lack of progress under the UK Government’s current voluntary salt reduction programme, which has resulted in our salt intakes remaining unchanged for a decade...read more

 

 

 

Simply telling people to eat less salt does not work when our food is full of it

In this latest guest blog for Food Active to mark Salt Awareness Week 2022, Hattie reflects on the progress of salt reduction in the UK and shares some international examples, which provide insights into why and how more needs to be done to reduce salt intake in the UK....read more

 

 

 

 

The importance of starting good habits early on in life

Eating too much salt may sound like a concern for adults alone, but it's never too early to start to start thinking about your salt intake. Did you know your dietary habits and preferences track from childhood to adulthood?..read more

 

 

 

It’s time for the tragedy of salt reduction to once again become the UK’s public health triumph

Despite evidence proving the negative effects of salt on health, it’s outrageous that food companies and chefs are still adding unnecessary levels of salt to food; putting their consumers’ health at risk. Since 2011, more than 95,000 people have died needlessly in the UK from excess salt, with costs to the UK economy topping £43bn. Isn’t it time we did something?...read more