Excess salt linked to high blood pressure, kidney failure, cancer

The Government of the State through the Health Services promotes healthy lifestyles, and is that this week we work the World Week of Sensitization on Salt 2025, which covers from 12 to 18 May, this year with the theme: » Unmasking the hidden salt: take control of your dish «, highlights the need to be aware of the high sodium content in processed and packaged foods that are often consumed without knowing it. High sodium diets increase blood pres…

Excess salt linked to high blood pressure, kidney failure, cancer

Excessive salt consumption is putting millions of lives at risk, nutrition experts have warned. As the world observes Salt Awareness Week, May 12–18, the public is urged to recogni...

Salt Awareness Week: CAPPA Urges FG To Fast-Track Salt Reduction Regulation

ShareAs Nigeria marks World Salt Awareness Week 2025, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has urged the Federal Government to expedite the regulation of salt content in processed and packaged foods as part of efforts to combat the country’s rising burden of hypertension, cardiovascular disease, stroke, and kidney failure. In a statement issued to... The post Salt Awareness Week: CAPPA Urges FG To Fast-Track Salt Redu…

The week from 12 to 18 May 2025 is about health: the annual World Salt Awareness Week (World Salt Awareness Week) aims to draw attention to the harmful effects of a high salt intake and thus reduce salt consumption.While the World Health Organization recommends that, for health reasons, a maximum of five grams of salt per person per day (this corresponds to about one teaspoon of salt), the actual salt consumption, with an average of 10.8 grams p…

Salt Awareness Week: CAPPA Urges FG to Accelerate Salt Reduction Targets Regulation

Image for salt. Photo credit: GOQii Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the Federal Government to accelerate the formulation of regulations for enforcing salt targets in processed and packaged foods, critical to checkmating the country’s growing prevalence of hypertension, cardiovascular disease, stroke, and kidney failure.  In a statement by Robert Egbe, CAPPA’s Spokesperson, to mark World Salt Awarene…

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Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the Federal Government to accelerate the formulation of regulations for enforcing salt targets in processed and packaged foods, critical to checkmating the country’s growing prevalence of hypertension, cardiovascular disease, stroke, and kidney failure. Salt In a statement issued on Monday, May 12, 2025, to mark the World Salt Awareness Week 2025, the Lagos-based non…