🫣 Adults in S’pore are consuming more sodium & calories as they eat out more often, according to the latest MOH & HPB surveys.   ➡️ https://bit.ly/4yAagTK   Follow us @mothershipsg    Here’s the full detailed breakdown from the latest MOH & HPB surveys 📋       📌 Survey Basics   - National Population Health Survey (MOH): Aug 2024 – Jul 2025, ages 18–74 - National Nutrition Survey (HPB): Jun – Dec 2025, ages 18–69 - Findings announced Oct 3, 2026 by Health Minister Ong Ye Kung       🧂 Sodium Consumption — Up Sharply   - 95% exceeded daily recommended limit (up from 88% in 2019) - Average daily intake: 4,000 mg (↑ from 3,480 mg in 2019) - Recommended limit: 2,000 mg/day = ~1 tsp salt → current intake is double - Key sources: salt & sauces added during cooking; restaurant dishes - Popular dishes’ median sodium ↑ ~10% since 2023 - Health risk: raises blood pressure → higher heart disease & stroke risk - Policy update: Mandatory Nutri-Grade labelling & ad bans extended to salt, sauces, seasonings, instant noodles, cooking oils → delayed from mid-2027 to 2028 to give businesses time to reformulate       🔥 Calorie Intake — Also Rising   - Mean daily calories: 2,460 kcal (↑ from 2,360 kcal in 2019) - 57% exceeded recommended intake (after accounting for physical activity) - Just +100 kcal/day surplus = ~5 kg weight gain/year → higher obesity & heart disease risk - Eating out trend: - 7 in 10 eat out ≥ once/day (↑ from 6 in 10 in 2019) - Frequency: 9 times/week (↑ from 8 in 2019) - Those eating out ≥2 times/day consumed more calories, saturated fat & sodium   📈 Calorie jumps in popular dishes:   Dish 2023 2025/26 Increase  Chicken rice 557 kcal 646 kcal +89 kcal  Nasi biryani 970 kcal 1,310 kcal +340 kcal  Char kway teow 748 kcal 989 kcal +241 kcal        ✅ Good News: Sugar Intake Down   - Daily total sugar: 48 g (↓ from 60 g in 2018) → down ~2.5 tsp/day - 79% within recommended limit (≤50 g/day / 10 tsp) — up from 61% in 2019 - Driven by shift to lower-sugar drinks & industry reformulation → "taste buds are changing"       🏃 Physical Activity   - Sufficient total activity: 87.3% (↑ from 84.7% in 2024) ✅ - BUT only 37.6% meet muscle-strengthening targets — unchanged since 2020 ⚠️ - Health screening participation also increased       Bottom line: More eating out = more sodium & calories, but sugar is going down. Policies to help will kick in by 2028.    

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