Action on Salt is a group of specialists concerned with salt and its effects on health. We are successfully working to reach a consensus with the food industry and government over the harmful effects of a high salt diet, and bring about a reduction in the amount of salt in processed foods as well as salt added to cooking, and the table. Action on Salt is supported by 24 expert scientific members.
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Salt in the news
December
- Cheif Medical Officer: Annual report of the Chief Medical Officer 2018: health 2040 - better health within reach (21st December)
- Public Health England: Salt targets 2017: Progress report (19th December)
- The Sydney Morning Herald: High-salt diets linked to bone damage (16th December)
- BBC News: Restaurant dishes 'contain more calories than fast-food meals' (13th December)
- European Salt Action Network: To ease out the policy of population salt reduction to prevent cardiovascular disease is dangerous and scientifically unjustified (7th December)
November
- Sky News: Kellogg's to finally put 'traffic light' health labels on most cereals (29th November)
- The Guardian: Health chief calls for drastic intervention to cut salt intake - with comment from Professor MacGregor (25th November)
- BBC News: Tube 'junk food' advert ban announced by London mayor (23rd November)
- New Research: Salt and cardiovascular disease in PURE: A large sample size cannot make up for erroneous estimations (8th November)