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Sodium Reduction Strategy for Canada – Recommendations of the Sodium Working Group
08/08/2010
This report is the culmination of over two years of work by the Sodium Working Group, which was established by the former Minister of Health in late 2007 to develop a population health strategy for reducing sodium intake among Canadians. The recommendations provided in this report are directed at all levels of government, non-governmental organizations, consumers, industry and other relevant stakeholders.
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07/08/2010
Sweet and salty: nutritional content and analysis of baby and toddler foods
07/07/2010
Baby and toddler foods are currently overlooked in the public, and public policy, discussions pertaining to dietary sodium and sugar. Yet these products are clearly of concern and should be closely monitored, since they promote a taste for ‘sweet’ and ‘salty’ in our youngest consumers.
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FDS should set standards for salt added to proessed foods, prepared meals
21/04/2010
Press release
Report Summary
Full report can be viewed at:
http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=12818#
Ottawa must act on salt crisis.
15/09/2009
The salty truth: CTV News Channnel: Dr Norm Campbell, Dr Kevin Willis
23/07/2009
Food brands sold in Canada much saltier Updated Thu. Jul. 23 2009
23/07/2009
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090723/sodium_090723/20090723?hub=TopStories
Salt sensitivity could be in genes
16/07/2009
Last Updated: Monday, July 13, 2009
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2009/07/13/ottawa-salt-study-university.html
Salt : Hard to shake
22/06/2009
The Global and Mail
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/special-reports/hard-to-shake/
The Perils of Ignoring History: Big Tobacco Played Dirty and Millions Died. How Similar Is Big Food?
01/03/2009
KELLY D. BROWNELL 1 and KENNETH E. WARNER 1
1 Yale University; University of Michigan
Conclusions: Food is obviously different from tobacco, and the food industry differs from tobacco companies in important ways, but there also are significant similarities in the actions that these industries have taken in response to concern that their products cause harm. Because obesity is now a major global problem, the world cannot afford a repeat of the tobacco history, in which industry talks about the moral high ground but does not occupy it.
Abstract:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19298423