Some of the most popular 'healthy' butter spreads contain as much
salt levels as in water from Atlantic Ocean, a new study reveals.The study was conducted by researchers at Consensus Action on Salt
and Health (CASH) who analyzed over 314 spreads and found that over 60
percent of the spreads contained salt levels higher than the official
recommended target set by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in 2012. WeightWatchers Dairy Spread, marketed as a healthy choice, contained
over 2.5g salt per 100g, which is equal to the salt level from Atlantic
Ocean while Marks & Spencer Softer Butter, which describes itself as
'slightly salted', in fact contains more salt than Salted Farmhouse
Butter. "It is a scandal there is still so much unnecessary
salt in food - for every one gram reduction in intake, we can prevent
12,000 heart attacks, strokes and heart failures, half of which would
have been fatal", CASH chairman Professor Graham MacGregor said.
Source:Medindia
Source:Medindia
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