In a bid to reduce the number of of heart attacks and strokes linked
to consuming too much sodium, the United States Food and Drug Administration today moved to cut the
amount of salt in packaged and restaurant food. The agency issued a draft
guideline for major food manufacturers and big chain
restaurants. These guidelines are centered on reducing salt in foods such as
soup, pizza, deli meat, dips, hamburgers, baked goods, snack foods and more.
Thereby lowering the average American's salt
consumption by a third.
Many U.S. food companies are already cutting salt
levels to some extent in anticipation of the guidelines, which have been in the
works since 2011. The FDA proposed a daily sodium intake
target of 2,300 milligrams a day, down from the current average adult intake of
about 3,400 milligrams a day.
It's
been reported that the agency will discuss the draft with the public and
industry before making the guidelines final.
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