New research commissioned by the Stroke Foundation found many supermarket sausages contain high quantities of salt.Over 75% of strokes are preventable and working to reduce the amount of salt in processed foods will help to combat this. Read research ...
Mexico has introduced a new food warning label law, which requires black informational octagons to be placed on packaged foods that are high in saturated fat, trans fat, sugar, sodium or calories, In addition, products containing caffeine and sweeteners must bear warning labels indicating that they should not...
A consumer tax on the saturated fat, salt and sugar content of food, accompanied by a 20 per cent subsidy on fruit and vegetables, would bring major benefits for the health sector, researchers from Otago, Auckland and Melbourne Universities say. Download File ...
Letter to the Editor: Reading food labels to help make healthy food choices Earlier this week I was listening to a presentation by a dietitian who was discussing the nutrition information labels on food packaging. One of the comments she made suggested that we should look at the...
Nutrition and physical activity information sheets to reduce cancer risk....
Community and Public Health have produced these factsheets which give valuable information about specific nutrition topics....
This WHO package has been designed to assist with the development, implementation and monitoring of salt reduction strategies to enable them to achieve a reduction in population salt intake (2016)....
