Fwd: WASH NEWS: Sodium Reduction Strategy for Canada

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FYI CE Grim MDBegin forwarded message:Dear WASH members, The Canadian Sodium Working Group have released their Sodium Reduction Strategy for Canada (July 2010) . The strategy sets out a multi-staged approach (similar to that in the UK) for sodium reduction which is based on: 1. Voluntary reduction in processed foods 2. Consumer awareness 3. Research, and a 4th component – monitoring and evaluation which cuts across all three areas. The strategy identifies an interim sodium intake goal of a population average of 2300mg of sodium per day to be achieved by 2016. The ultimate goal is to lower sodium intakes to a population mean (greater than 95%) daily intake below the Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) of 2,300mg per day – which means moving the population mean daily intake of sodium to the IOM recommended Adequate Intake of 1500mg per day for persons aged 9-50years, and less for those older or younger. To view the Sodium Reduction for Canada Document and view the WASH comment please visit : http://www.worldactiononsalt.com/media/recent_press_releases.htm To find out what’s going on in the World of Salt Reduction pleased visit http://www.worldactiononsalt.com for regular updates. If you have any updates from your countries that you would like me to add to the website or share with members please feel free to contact me, I would be very glad to hear from you. Kind regards,Clare Clare Farrand APHNutrWorld Action on Salt and Health CoordinatorWolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine,Queen , University of London, EC1M 6BQTel: 020 7882 5941 | email: c.e.farrand@...http://www.worldactiononsalt.com/