It’s time to shine the spotlight on SALT.  

Regularly eating too much salt can increase our risk of developing high blood pressure.    

High blood pressure is the main cause of strokes, and a major cause of heart attacks, the two biggest causes of death around the world, responsible for 17.9 million deaths annually. 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.
Reducing salt in our diets is one of the quickest and most effective ways to reduce our blood pressure and improve our health. What we don’t often realise is just how much salt we are eating because most of the salt we eat is already in the food we buy.    

The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends we consume no more than 5g a day, yet globally, we are consuming far more than this. If population salt intake reduces to 5g a day, 1.65 million deaths could be prevented from cardiovascular disease each year.  

Regardless of our age, gender or ethnicity, we all stand to benefit from reducing our salt intake. The earlier we adapt to a lower salt diet, the less damage we create for our hearts, but with blood pressure in children rising, it’s clear that salt is not just an issue for older generations.