The Great Salt Debate

No wonder the public are confused when the media features conflicting stories on aspects of health and diet on a daily basis. This week the stories being highlighted were about salt – one article that made the headlines was a study published in the prestigious medical journal The Lancet which showed that low-salt intake led to an increase in heart attacks; whilst the other was a warning from the Cancer Council about watching salt consumption with a call to consumers to reduce their salt intake. Confused much?

No wonder consumers have no idea how to eat properly …read more