Canada’s “Salt Lick Award” goes to A&W “Chubby Junior” Meal
Parents urged to steer children from sodium-laden fast food Three of Canada’s Networks of Centres of Excellence – the Canadian Stroke Network, the Canadian Obesity Network and the Advanced Foods and...
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2009 Canadian “Salt Lick Award” goes to the country’s pizza producers
Download Release Pizza delivers a wallop of blood-pressure raising sodium in every slice. Three of Canada’s Networks of Centres of Excellence – the Canadian Stroke Network, the Canadian Obesity Network...
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Getting Savvy About Sodium in Foods
Trying to navigate your way through the minefield of high-sodium foods out there? Have you been looking for ways to reduce your sodium intake and improve your all-around health? We explain how to read...
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New Website for Sodium 101!
To mark World Salt Awareness Week (March 21-28), the Canadian Stroke Network is has relaunched its popular sodium101.ca website. In addition to English and French, the updated site is now available in...
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Sodium 101 iPhone App
Looking to cut back on sodium? Now there’s an App for that! The Canadian Stroke Network is excited to announce the launch of Sodium 101 for iPhone. Designed to help users stay within their daily...
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Salt and Sodium: Get the Facts
Fact: Sodium is found in salt. All types of salt are high in sodium. Kosher salt, sea salt, fleur de sel, gourmet salt and smoked salt all have about the same amount of sodium as table salt. They are...
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Useful tips for choosing low sodium foods
At the Grocery Store – Buy lower sodium foods to prepare healthier meals at home Read the information on food packages Buy unsalted and lower sodium foods whenever possible. Look for words such as...
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Mr. Noodles wins 2011 Canadian Salt Lick Award
Cheap, salty products a feature of student diet Mr. Noodles, a low-cost diet staple popular among university and college students, has won the fourth annual Canadian Salt Lick Award. “A package of the...
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Canadian fast food saltier than similar products in Australia, France, UK and...
Industry could substantially reduce sodium content in products, resulting in large gains in population health. Canada’s fast foods on average contain 17-per-cent more sodium than comparable products in...
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Hospital patient menus contain “unacceptable” levels of dietary sodium, study...
A study of food served to patients in three Ontario acute-care hospitals found 100 per cent of bedside meals had more than the recommended daily intake of sodium, according a report published online...
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