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Can salt be as bad as cigarettes? That seems impossible, but salt has a huge effect on health:
Basically the chain of events goes like this. Salt –> high blood pressure –> heart attack and stroke.
From the article:
Given the dire health consequences, Ms Webster said reducing salt in the diet should be “considered on the same level of importance as reducing obesity, alcohol and tobacco consumption”.
Why does our food contain so much salt? This video discusses the problem:
It makes you wonder why there isn’t more pressure on reducing salt in food. In the meantime, you will have to do it yourself.
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