Reducingtheamountofsaltinourdietscouldsavenearly20000livesintheUKeveryyearaccordingtoresearchers.
Therecommendedmaximumdailyintakeforadultsis6gintheUKalthoughjustmonththeWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)revisedthisdownto5g.YetaccordingtofiguresfromtheBritishHeatFoundationmenconsumearound9.7gadaywhilewomenhave7.7g.
Fastfood | SaltContent |
Originalchicken | 2.9gperportion(份) |
Spicycrayfish | 3.5gperportion |
Largechips | 1perportion |
McDonald’sBigMac | 2.1perportion |
BritishdoctorIanCampbellmedicaldirectorofcharityWeightConcerntoldMailOnline:SaltisabigproblemintheUKtoo.It’sasilentkiller.Overtimeconsumingtoomuchofitincreasestheriskofhighbloodpressurewhichcanleadtoheartattacks.About80percentofoursaltintakecomesfromprocessedfoodssoitcanbedifficulttoavoid.
Manypeopleareunawareofwheresaltishiddensuchasbreadsoupsreadymealsandevenbreakfastcereals(麦片).Thegovernmentapproachhasbeentoencouragefoodcompaniestocuttheamountofsaltintheirproducts.Therehasbeenareductionbutitistakingtoolong.TheFoodStandardsAgencyshouldconsidersettingcompulsorymaximumlevelsforsalt.
VictoriaTaylorSeniorDietitianattheBritishHeatFoundationadded:Eatingtoomuchsaltmayraiseyourbloodpressureandhavinghighbloodpressureincreasesyourriskofdevelopingheartdisease.
Thegovernmenthasworkedwiththefoodindustrytoreducetheamountofsaltinourfoodandmakelabelsclearer.ButthereisstillworktobedownbyeveryonebecausethemajorityofBritsarestillconsumingmoresaltthantheywouldbe.
1.Whichofthefollowinginthetablereachesthedailymaximumamount
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