Don't pass the salt: WHO issues benchmarks for sodium content in food

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GENEVA: Excessive salt in food and beverages is putting people at greater risk of potentially fatal heart disease and strokes, the World Health ...

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An estimated 11 million deaths globally are associated with poor diet each year, including 3 million attributable to high sodium intake, it said in a report.In many wealthy countries, and increasingly in lower income nations, a significant proportion of sodium in the diet comes from manufactured foods such as bread, cereal, processed meats and dairy products including cheese, the WHO said.

The new WHO benchmarks, for 64 food and drink categories, are aimed at guiding health authorities in its 194 member states in talks with the food and beverage industry.

 

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