Salf reduction in UK food
Salf reduction in UK food
You will have noticed food manufacturers trumpeting reduced salt on their labels.
A government sponsored, but voluntary, programme was introduced encouraging the food industry to reduce salt content.
It worked.
There is a lot more to say, but between 2003 and 2011, random sampling indicated that salt intake reduced by 15%, leasing to a drop in blood pressure in the population.
And a dramatic drop in heart disease (42%) and strokes (40%).
It's remarkable that such a simple change had...
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by JohnD
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Salf reduction in UK food
You will have noticed food manufacturers trumpeting reduced salt on their labels.
A government sponsored, but voluntary, programme was introduced encouraging the food industry to reduce salt content.
It worked.
There is a lot more to say, but between 2003 and 2011, random sampling indicated that salt intake reduced by 15%, leasing to a drop in blood pressure in the population.
And a dramatic drop in heart disease (42%) and strokes (40%).
It's remarkable that such a simple change had...
Read more
by JohnD
This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot Forum on DIY Talk. The new DIY Forum