Health Watchdog Publishes Guidelines to Reduce Heart Disease
Tags: cancer prevention, heart disease, NICE, Policy Report, salt
A report published today by The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) gives recommendations for the prevention of heart disease. The guidance is for government, the NHS, local authorities, industry and all those whose actions influence the population’s cardiovascular health.
Among other things, the report calls for a reduction in salt intake and saturated fat, as well as extending TV advertising scheduling restrictions on food and drink high in fat, salt or sugar up to 9pm. The report has been covered by the BBC Website and the Guardian as well as others.
Many of the recommendations of the NICE report are in line with the recommendations for cancer prevention published in our Policy Report last year. The overall message of our report is that all sections of society from governments to households should make public health, and cancer prevention in particular, a higher priority. The Policy Report estimated that about a third of cases of the most common cancers in the UK could have been prevented through healthy eating, physical activity and maintaining a healthy weight.
