Dear colleagues, for your information.
Best regards.
Pilar Vidal Estevez
Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health (NMH)
Phone: 202 - 974 – 3370
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The
3rd meeting of Salt Smart Consortium, the multi-stakeholder group that supports efforts in salt
reduction in the Americas, is taking place October 28-29 in Brasilia; The meeting agenda ( attached) shows recognition
of advances in the region and harmonization efforts by agreeing on regional targets for selected food categories, the roles and responsibilities of the Consortium members in dissemination and monitoring of those targets. More after the meeting..
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I am pleased to share a
new WASH survey, which relates to the call for the food industry to action. The new survey updates on the previous international food product survey (http://www.worldactiononsalt.com/less/surveys/2009/international/index.html)
conducted in 2009, and previous to that in 2006 and aimed to update and add to the previous data, to enable WASH to compare and contrast salt content both within and between countries for different manufacturers over time.
The survey found that
not one single product had consistent salt contents across the world - with some countries being fed
twice the amount of salt compared to other countries. Further to that, not one country consistently had the highest salt products, which indicates that global taste preferences cannot be blamed for the difference in salt content. The survey also highlighted
incredible inconsistencies in nutrition labelling, which further adds to consumer confusion. Please find attached the WASH press release, and full product data.
Country news:
Costa Rica
In celebration of World Heart Day, the "Program to reduce salt / intake sodium in Costa Rica" launched a FACEBOOK page. The purpose is to raise awareness, inform and educate
consumers on this important public health strategy.We invite you to visit the FACEBOOK page
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Programa-para-la-Reducci%C3%B3n-del-Consumo-de-SalSodio-en-Costa-Rica/1547177865501320?fref=ts.
US:
Americans Still Consuming Excess Sodium
According to recently released data from
What We Eat in America (WWEIA), NHANES, Americans age 2 and older are consuming an average of 3,478 mg of sodium daily.
WWEIA, NHANES is a national food survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and reflects two nationwide surveys - USDA's Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals and
HHS' NHANES. The WWEIA 2011 – 2012 data table may be found here:
http://www.ars.usda.gov/SP2UserFiles/Place/12355000/pdf/1112/Table_1_NIN_GEN_11.pdf. Sodium intake for previous years of the survey may be found here:
http://www.ars.usda.gov/Services/docs.htm?docid=18349.
CDC’s Public Health Grand Rounds Features Million Hearts® and Sodium Reduction
On Tuesday, CDC’s Public Health Grand Rounds featured “Preventing A Million Heart Attacks and Strokes: A Turning Point for Impact” which focused on progress in meeting the goals of
Million Hearts®, along with still needed work to reach the goal of preventing one million heart attacks and strokes by 2017, including a 20% reduction in sodium intake. The presentations and may be accessed here:
http://www.cdc.gov/cdcgrandrounds/archives/2014/september2014.htm.
Other news:
Impact of the UK’s Salt Reduction Program on Social Inequalities
A recent cross-sectional survey of 1,027 19 – 64 year olds in Great Britain compared spatial and socioeconomic variations in salt intake in the 2008–2011 British National
Diet and Nutrition Survey with those before the program began in 2000–2001. Sodium intake across socioeconomic groups varied significantly based on participants’ 4-day food diary measurement; people with the lowest education and low levels of occupation had
higher sodium intake. Estimated sodium intake from food sources (not accounting for discretionary sources of salt) declined by 366 mg of sodium per day during the 10-year period. The study may be found here:
http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/4/8/e005683.full.
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