World Action On Salt, Sugar and Health (WASSH) is a global group with the mission to improve the health of populations throughout the world by achieving a gradual reduction in salt and sugar intakes. WASSH has expert members in 100 countries, all of whom are committed to salt and sugar reduction. We provide resources and advice to enable the development and implementation of salt and sugar reduction programmes worldwide.
News Centre
November
- Food Navigator Asia: Sodium overload: One-third of Australian toddlers consuming too much salt – national study (1st November)
October
- The Island: Health Ministry takes lead in cutting down salt by ordering all its canteens not to add it to rice (29th October)
- Forbes: Salt, Fat And Sugar: How Americans Became Addicted To Eating (29th October)
- Live Mint: Unilever's Health Data Shows Junk-Food Metrics are up for Debate (29th October)
- Food Navigator: EU-wide labelling scheme decision pushed forward to 2023 as Commission admits ‘complex’ situation (27th October)
- McCarthy: Health Canada Issues Long-Awaited Regulations for Front-of-Package Nutrition Labelling (26th October)
- WHO: "The healthiest option should be the easiest option”: Promoting healthier diets in Montevideo (26th October)
- Mail & Guardian: South Africa must count the high human, social and economic cost of strokes – Heart and Stroke Foundation SA (24th October)