Still eating too much salt...
Figures recently released by the Blood Pressure Association suggest that people in the uk eat more than 425 million grams of salt a day, taking the annual total to more than 155 billion grams (or the equivalent of the weight of 26,000 African elephants).
" This new analysis shows the huge and unnecessary amount of salt we are all eating," says Professor Graham MacGregor, chairman of the Blood Pressure Association.
"This puts up our blood pressure causing strokes, heart attacks and heart failure. as well as increasing the risk of kidney disease, stomach cancer and Osteoporosis."
According to experts, adults in the uk currently each consume around 8.6g of salt every day, compared to the recommended amount of just 6g a day.
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