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Salt regulation changes linked to disease rise
Friday July 19th, 2019
The end of government regulations on salt content in food is linked to thousands of extra cardiovascular disease and stomach cancer cases in England, it was claimed today.
Researchers from Imperial College London and the University of Liverpool believe the relaxation of UK industry regulation has been linked with 9,900 additional cases of cardiovascular disease, and 1,500 cases of stomach cancer.
The teams used data from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey and national salt surveys, which were conducted 2000-2013, to analyse the salt intake of the population in England over 13 years.
Diabetic women at increased risk of heart failure
Friday July 19th, 2019
Diabetes increases the risk of heart failure, particularly in women, a global study of 12 million people has found. More