World Action on Salt & Health (WASH) continues to campaign for everyone to eat less salt. Part of the campaign is to help educate the public on how much salt they are consuming and by encouraging better nutritional labeling.
There is strong evidence that links our current high salt intakes to high blood pressure. High blood pressure is the main cause of strokes and a major cause of heart attacks and heart failures, the most common causes of death and illness in the world. It is also widely recognised that a high salt diet is linked to other conditions, such as osteoporosis, cancer of the stomach, kidney disease, kidney stones, obesity and exacerbating the symptoms of asthma, Meniere’s Disease, Alzheimer’s disease and diabetes.
Read more about salt and your health and learn about maximum daily salt intake at the WASH website.
There
is strong evidence that links our current high salt intakes to high
blood pressure. High blood pressure is the main cause of strokes and a
major cause of heart attacks and heart failures, the most common causes
of death and illness in the world. It is also widely recognised that a
high salt diet is linked to other conditions, such as osteoporosis,
cancer of the stomach, kidney disease, kidney stones, obesity and
exacerbating the symptoms of asthma, Meniere’s Disease, Alzheimer’s
Disease and Diabetes. - See more at:
http://www.worldactiononsalt.com/salthealth/index.html#sthash.cXeOr0xj.dpuf
