How often do you add salt to your meals whilst cooking or before you start eating? Salt increases the flavour of our food some of us add salt to our dishes and some of us never added salt but it is important to consider how much salt we are consuming in one day. A diet high in salt can be associated with negative health consequences such as high blood pressure¹.

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References:

1. http://www.actiononsalt.org.uk/salthealth/pressure/

2. https://www.bda.uk.com/resource/salt.html

3. http://www.actiononsalt.org.uk/salthealth/salt-myths/

4. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/338782/SACN_Salt_and_Health_report.pdf

5. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/876252/Report_England_Sodium_Survey_2018-to-2019__3_.pdf

6. https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/salt-nutrition/

7. https://www.food.gov.uk/sites/default/files/media/document/fop-guidance_0.pdf

8. https://ec.europa.eu/food/safety/labelling_nutrition/claims/nutrition_claims_en