💭 Is salt TOO BORING for bold policy? Excess salt is detrimental to our health, and yet it remains absent from food policy. We partnered with FoodActive to discuss 👇 foodactive.org.uk/guest-blog-is-…

🍽️ Ready meals are hugely popular for their convenience and perceived nutritional value — but a new report from Action on Salt and Sugar reveals a worrying truth. 🔎 Over half (55%) of UK ready meals are high in salt, and 🟥 1 in 5 contain three red traffic lights for salt, fat, and

🎉 A fantastic way to support #SaltAwarenessWeek is by joining the whleague celebrating their 20th anniversary of #WorldHypertensionDay! 🩺🌍 📅 May 17, 2025 📌Theme: 'Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It, Live Longer.' tinyurl.com/4jvbvvf4

📢 New research from Action on Salt and Sugar finds 56% of ready meals contain excessive salt! Sonia Pombo RNutr - Head of Impact and Research for Action on Salt at Queen Mary University of London - explains the implications and how to create healthier food options in our latest podcast. 🎧 Listen in full:

We were delighted to join The Food Foundation this #SaltAwarenessWeek to discuss salt reduction and its impact on health. 🎧 Listen below!

BREAKING🚨Govt plans to back healthy food BLOCKED by UPF giants Our FOIA requests reveal food manufacturing lobbyists demanded references to ‘minimally processed and nutritious foods’ were removed from Govt guidance Help us fight back #TellTheWholeTruth soilassociation.co/TTHTB

About 80% of #salt we consume comes from food products!  🥓🍟 By limiting #ProcessedMeat and checking #NutritionLabels for low-salt options, we can improve our health and lower the risk of #NCDs. Find out more practical tips! ⬇️ #SaltAwarenessWeek

🍽️Ready meals are cheap, convenient & popular but remain a main contributor to salt in our diets. Voluntary measures have failed to improve the nutritional quality of foods, and we need urgent gov action to reinstate salt as a public health priority. 📑 tinyurl.com/2yf9ufpm

🆕 The government has announced today they are set to delay the junk food advertising restrictions until next year. Read our full response below 👇 Learn more: ft.com/content/a4a5d5…

🍪 “That’s just too much sugar, 15g – that’s crazy!” Why are food companies adding so much sugar & salt when teens often think healthier options taste as good? See what change young people really want from companies in this new #RecipeforChange video 👉 tinyurl.com/4t423c4v

Out-of-home food purchases are up over 10% meaning more meals from restaurants and delivery - at the cost of our health. This isn’t just about personal choice, it’s a direct consequence of the unhealthy food environment we live in and we need change. 📰 tinyurl.com/4x5tw4et

Misleading packaging & excessive levels of sugar risks our infants’ health. Parents deserve to make informed decisions for their child’s health with the correct, current advice. We hope to see more action in the near future to improve these products ✅👇 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

🆕 The newest National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) is out! The latest report assesses the UK population's diet and nutritional status, covering data between 2019 and 2023. Read more below! gov.uk/government/sta…

Scottish Obesity Alliance welcomes Scot Gov Health taking steps regulating price and location-based promotions of unhealthy food promotions in-store and online, such as multi-buys and at checkouts in stores. This brings Scotland in line with England and Wales regulations.

🆕 New National Diet & Nutrition Survey (NDNS) data published last week highlights concerns about the nutrition and impact of our diets, suggesting that the UK population is not getting the nutrition they need - particularly children. 🔎 Find out more: tinyurl.com/y8rnatmb

📢 New job opportunity alert!! 📢 Join our unit in this brilliant opportunity to provide qualitative and quantitative research support across our work in Centre for Public Health & Policy (CPHP) - focusing on food reformulation! 📅 Deadline: 1st July 2025 🗣️ Read the full job pack: tinyurl.com/33a2rm9a