Food: Salt
(asked on 7th January 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to publish updated data on population level salt intake.
This question was answered on 13th January 2026
Salt intake is assessed through an analysis of sodium in urine samples. The next urinary sodium survey of adults aged 19 to 64 years old in England is planned to start in late 2026, with the results published in 2029.