Experts hope it can curb the health effects of excess sodium consumption—but it’s not as simple as shelving your shaker.
with high blood pressure, which ups a person’s risk of early death from stroke or heart disease. It is also a probable cause of stomach cancer, directly causes cardiovascular and kidney damage independent of blood pressure, and is associated with several other diseases, Jacqui Webster, P.h.D.
“It is hoped that displaying a clear warning label on packages of salt sold in supermarkets and on salt containers in restaurants will have a significant impact on sodium consumption, thereby reducing rates of ill health,” Webster said.While cutting down on added salt is definitely a good initiative, you are not in the clear sodium-wise even if you stop sprinkling on the white stuff. That’s because the vast majority of the salt Americans consume tends to be found in food.
“We’d like to see simpler, more prominent information on these products but also to see manufacturers making more effort to reduce the levels of sodium contained in these products,” Webster said. Several countries already require warning labels on processed foods with high sodium content. For example, in Finland, packaged foods with high sodium content has been required to carry a warning label since 1993, which contributed to ain the sodium content of packaged foods, lower salt intakes in general, and lower blood pressure, said Webster.
“In addition to tighter controls around sodium labeling, we’d like to see manufacturers reformulating their products to contain less salt—we know it can be done,” said Webster.The recommended daily dose of sodium is less than 2,300 milligrams of sodium per day according to the
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