The UK government recommends we limit our salt intake to about 6g a day. But the National Diet and Nutrition Survey, found men in the UK were consuming about 8.3g of salt a day and women 6.8g ...
Introducing tougher restrictions on sodium levels for packaged food could prevent thousands of deaths and save billions of dollars in health spending in Australia alone, a new study shows.
Processed foods are high in unhealthy fats, salt and sugar, all of which can raise cholesterol, increase blood pressure and contribute to weight gain, ultimately increasing the risk of heart disease.