News • Children's Food Campaign
Save the date: National Salt Awareness Week 12th-18th March 2018
Next year’s Consensus Action on Salt & Health (CASH) Salt Week will highlight the damage of eating too much salt in early childhood.
The 19th National Salt Awareness Week will focus on the importance of reducing salt intake for every age group. CASH, who are a member of Sustain, have found that many people are aware that eating too much salt is bad for your health, but think it is only a cause for concern when you get older. Yet eating too much salt, even in early childhood, increases blood pressure which then tracks into adult life making heart attacks and strokes more likely.
The 2017 salt targets are coming to an end and CASH are calling on the government to set new targets before any momentum is lost. They will be holding a House of Commons Reception on Wednesday 14th March 1-3pm where NGOs, members of industry and parliament can join CASH to discuss the future of salt reduction in the UK.
If you would like to pre-order our free resources for Salt Awareness Week 2018 please visit the CASH website.
Published Saturday 16 December 2017
Children's Food Campaign: Better food and food teaching for children in schools, and protection of children from junk food marketing are the aims of Sustain's high-profile Children's Food Campaign. We also want clear food labelling that can be understood by everyone, including children.
