Nursery World - A Unique Child: Nutrition

Too much salt can be bad for children's health, but how do you
create an exciting menu without it? Snapdragons' Mary Llewellin
explains

If you have been to the doctor recently, the chances are you will have had your blood pressure checked, even if you only went in for a flu jab. This is because raised blood pressure is one of the major factors contributing to cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in the world. And one of the major contributory factors of high blood pressure is a high salt intake.

We may think of this as an adult problem, but children are not immune and it is not just blood pressure we need to worry about. Graham MacGregor, professor of cardiovascular medicine at Queen Mary University of London and chairman of WASH (World Action on Salt & Health), says, 'The more salt you eat as a child, the more likely you are to have serious health issues in later life.

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