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Working to lower population salt intake to 6g a day #EatLessSalt

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@actiononsalt
Action on Salt
10 months
We are moving!! ➡️🙌 You can now find us @ActionSaltSugar We will continue to post all Action on Salt info on there 👀 This account will remain monitored for 4 months
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Action on Salt
10 months
New report by @nesta_uk @HenryDimbleby & @DollyvanT draws on interviews with multiple senior politicians to highlight exactly HOW the UK Government can bring impactful change to food policy and why it has failed in the past 👇 https://t.co/aixnBHZDmi
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nesta.org.uk
Henry Dimbleby and Dr Dolly van Tulleken draw on interviews with former prime ministers and other key figures to offer practical advice and insights on how today’s politicians can tackle the UK’s...
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Action on Salt
10 months
Hospital admissions for strokes have risen 28% in 20 years Those of working age (50-59) up by 55%! Prevention is 🔑: - lower salt intake - limit alcohol - stop smoking - regular physical activity - get blood pressure checked regularly ActFAST
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nhs.uk
Symptoms of a stroke include drooping on one side of the face, weakness in the arm and slurred speech. Call 999 if you think someone's having a stroke.
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Action on Salt
10 months
Startling rise in strokes among Brits "These figures are shocking...the causes of stroke [high blood pressure + poor diet] are largely preventable..." We couldn't agree more @wesstreeting - which is why a strong salt reduction programme is so key!
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dailymail.co.uk
Data shows more than 12,500 people in theirs 50s suffered the potentially fatal condition in 2023/24. By comparison the figure stood at just over 8,000 in 2004/2005.
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@Childrensfood
Children's Food Campaign (no longer posting here)
10 months
Great work by @LBofHounslow to implement a policy to stop misleading & inappropriate marketing of commercial baby foods. Comments from @UKSustain & @1stepsnutrition https://t.co/12lkcxYdPJ
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sustainweb.org
The policy was brought in as part of their healthier food advertising policy and will address misleading and inappropriate unhealthy products marketed to young children
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Action on Salt
10 months
Here is @HLFoodObesity key actions for government, and when they expect it. Government response to the report is due in January - a lot to digest. Will there finally be some action to fix our broken food system?
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Action on Salt
10 months
Here is @HLFoodObesity key actions for government, and when they expect it. Government response to the report is due in January - a lot to digest. Will there finally be some action to fix our broken food system?
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Action on Salt
10 months
At Portcullis House today for the @HLFoodObesity launch of their report Recipe for Health. With speakers @SheilaDillon @Jeanelleuk @ADPHUK @BiteBack2030 Full house!
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Action on Salt
10 months
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
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@nesta_uk
Nesta
10 months
New analysis: it is possible and affordable to halve obesity by the end of the decade, if governments implement the most effective high impact, low cost solutions. Today we launch Nesta's blueprint for halving obesity: https://t.co/ls4JsslsD0 @camillahmturner @Telegraph
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telegraph.co.uk
Raft of policy proposals aim to halve obesity in the next five years including a ban on offers and healthy food targets for supermarkets
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@Food_Foundation
The Food Foundation
10 months
📣 The lack of progress by policymakers to tackle childhood #obesity highlighted by our Our Policy and Advocacy Manager @Shona_Goudie in @thetimes ⬇️ https://t.co/u8FnKu0UmN
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thetimes.com
Childhood obesity is more than twice as likely in those from deprived areas, new government figures reveal
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Action on Salt
11 months
THREE great papers out @TheLancetPH 1. Our colleague @_moniquetan @CphpQmul building the case for mandatory #salt targets https://t.co/aH626DozQd 2. @MarklundMatti + Kathy Trieu modelling study on health and cost savings of mandating sodium benchmarks in Australia + India 👏
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thelancet.com
Salt is consumed in excess in most countries, with global salt intake averaging at more than double the recommended maximum limit of 5 g per day. By raising blood pressure, excess salt intake is a...
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@Childrensfood
Children's Food Campaign (no longer posting here)
11 months
🪙The Soft Drinks Industry Levy has finally been increased in line with inflation after 6 yrs. We welcome this, & other announcements on SDIL today and urge Gov to invest this additional money into kid's health. Read the full Recipe for Change response👇 https://t.co/9Q7BnF16QD
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recipeforchange.org.uk
Recipe for Change welcomes the announcements in the Budget today that the Soft Drinks Industry Levy will be strengthened after six years, introducing important and long-planned first steps towards...
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Action on Salt
11 months
💼Autumn Budget Announcement 💼 Soft Drinks Industry Levy to rise in line with inflation After 6 years at the same rate, this is a logical step for Labour gov to take 👏 Hopefully a promising sign of more to come under @UKLabour @Keir_Starmer @wesstreeting @GwynneMP
@ChamberVoice
Chamber UK
11 months
'Maintain the incentive to give up smoking' 'Increase the soft drinks industry levy' To raise nearly £1 billion by the end of this year
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@ChamberVoice
Chamber UK
11 months
'Maintain the incentive to give up smoking' 'Increase the soft drinks industry levy' To raise nearly £1 billion by the end of this year
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@CommonsHealth
Health and Social Care Committee
11 months
The following MPs have been appointed to the Health and Social Care Committee and its business can now begin. Find out more: https://t.co/GeW4uzZyQn
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@HLFoodObesity
House of Lords Food, Diet and Obesity Committee
11 months
🌱📢Did you hear the Committee’s Chair, Baroness Walmsley, discussing the findings of our report on fixing our food system on @BBCRadio4? 🍏📻 You can listen back here (from 06:45): Today in Parliament - 25/10/2024 - BBC Sounds https://t.co/8tF0CIEeU2
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Action on Salt
11 months
In amongst the general reluctance from food businesses to acknowledge their role on our health, you find a💎 This isn't the first time Nomad Foods has stood out - they've shown change can happen successfully, with their non-HFSS Goodfellas pizzas 👏👏 https://t.co/1mJMOkEL1V
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theguardian.com
Exclusive: Stéfan Descheemaeker of Nomad Foods says mandatory rules could help kickstart ‘nutrition arms race’
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Action on Salt
11 months
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.
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