Salt Awareness Week takes place in the third week of May every year.

Heart attacks and strokes are the biggest causes of death and disability globally, responsible for 17.9 million deaths annually. The strain this is having – not only on the individual and their families – but on healthcare systems cannot be ignored. Most cases are entirely preventable, and so it’s vital we all take measures to improve our health and prevent these events from happening in the first place. It’s a little-known fact that eating less salt is one of the quickest and most effective ways of improving our health, with just 1 less ‘pinch’ a day preventing over 4,000 heart attacks and strokes every year in the UK alone. But how can we cut back on our salt, when everything we buy is full of it? From sliced bread to biscuits, street food to ‘healthy’ salads, everything has added salt. In fact, in many countries, up to 80% of the salt we eat is already in the foods we buy, and it’s impossible to take it out once it’s been added in.

Links:
World Salt Awareness Week

Wereld Hypertensie Dag