March 31st is Samhan Day...What's the recipe for the sodium-reduced samsam menu?

Mar 31, 2025

March 31st is Samhan Day...What's the recipe for the sodium-reduced samsam menu?
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The recommended daily sodium intake by the World Health Organization (WHO) is less than 2000 mg.

According to the National Health Statistics, sodium intake in the country continued to decrease, from 4549 mg in 2012 to 3038 mg in 2021. However, it is 1.5 times the recommended WHO dose. Sodium increases the risk of high blood pressure when overdosed, and increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, and kidney disease.

In this regard, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced that from this year, March 31 will be designated as `Samhan Day' every year to conduct a nationwide campaign to reduce excessive sodium intake and spread a healthy eating practice culture. Taking advantage of the meaning of 3(sam), 3(sam), and 1(han), March 31 was designated as an anniversary for healthy eating.




March 31st is Samhan Day...What's the recipe for the sodium-reduced samsam menu?
Image=Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
On the first anniversary of this year 'Sam-han Day', 335 group catering centers operated by nine consignment catering companies and 38,000 small-scale children, the elderly, and the disabled without nutritionists provided healthy sam-sam menus with reduced sodium at the same time. In addition, elementary, middle, and high schools, and military units across the country also promoted healthy eating practices, and carried out a nationwide sodium-reducing diet campaign. In particular, Yonsei University held an anniversary event called 「Three Days」 to encourage the participation of young people in their teens and 20s who are sensitive to food consumption trends. It operated a Samsamhan talk and healthy food life promotion booth, served a Samsam menu as a meal with reduced sodium content at the student's restaurant, and presented a demonstration of Samsam menu dishes developed by chef Shin Hyo-seop.

Director Oh Yoo-kyung said, `As the entry into a super-aged society and the increase in the number of people with chronic diseases such as high blood pressure and diabetes continue to incur social costs, it is more important to have healthy eating habits from childhood"I hope that the first anniversary of "Three Thousand Days" will serve as a meaningful opportunity for all citizens to realize the importance of healthy eating and start small practice of reducing sodium in their daily lives."






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.