Relaxing salt regulations in ready meals 'caused 9,9000 cases of heart disease' Relaxing salt regulations in the UK has been linked to thousands of cases of heart disease and stomach cancer that would never have otherwise occurred, research suggests.
A study looked at salt intake in England before and after changes to legislation were introduced in 2011.
The 'tragic' Public Health Responsibility Deal saw the food industry set its own salt targets, rather than being monitored by an independent body. The Daily Mail
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A study looked at salt intake in England before and after changes to legislation were introduced in 2011.
The 'tragic' Public Health Responsibility Deal saw the food industry set its own salt targets, rather than being monitored by an independent body. The Daily Mail
See also:
- Quantifying the impact of the Public Health Responsibility Deal on salt intake, cardiovascular disease and gastric cancer burdens: interrupted time series and microsimulation study (open access) Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
- Hundreds die due to government salt scheme that let industry set reduction targets, experts claim The Daily Telegraph
- Coalition's voluntary salt limits have been 'public health disaster' The Guardian
- Government’s ‘laissez-faire’ approach to salt reduction will ‘kill or maim thousands’, experts warn The Independent
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