๐’๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฆ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ in collaboration with ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐  ๐•๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐€๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐˜-๐•๐ˆ๐€) have observed the โ€œ๐—ช๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—ž ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—ง๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—žโ€ event on the theme โ€œ๐‘๐ž๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ž ๐’๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐›๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐๐‚๐ƒ๐ฌ”.

On 18th June, 2022 ๐’๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฆ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ in collaboration with ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐  ๐•๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐€๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐˜-๐•๐ˆ๐€) have observed the โ€œ๐—ช๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—ž ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—ง๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—žโ€ event on the theme โ€œ๐‘๐ž๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ž ๐’๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐›๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐๐‚๐ƒ๐ฌ”.ย 

The program was graced by Dasho Drungpa, Dasho Drangpoen, Dasho OC, local leaders, sector heads, health officials, villagers, teachers and Y-VIA member- students.ย 

This event was initiated by WHO in collaboration with YDF and MoH focusing on the issue of overconsumption of salt by Bhutanese.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ?

The youthโ€™s participation in Walk The Talk stimulates healthy behavior change, such as promotion of physical activity, healthy food habits, which is an important long-term investment to prevent epidemics of Non communicable diseases (NCDs).

According to 2019 STEPS survey, the average Bhutanese consumes 8.3 grams of salt per day, which is more than the 5 grams/day recommended by WHO. The most direct result of too much salt consumption is associated to hypertension, blood pressure, heart diseases, heart stroke, kidney failure and stomach cancer.

NCDs are responsible for 71% of all deaths in the world each year. Therefore, reduction of intake of foods containinghigh percentage of salts like dry fish, industrialย 

 

cheese, snacks, noodles and chips are discouraged. Limit your salt consumption to less than 5g/day.