New FDA Guidance Aims To Drastically Cut Salt In Food Supply

The Food and Drug Administration is asking food manufacturers and restaurants to cut out a bunch of salt in their products.

 
 

The widespread recommendation is expected to cover a wide variety of foods – from chain restaurant meals to processed food on grocery store shelves and even baby food.

 
 

The directive aims to reduce Americans’ overall sodium intake by 12% in an effort to help prevent heart disease.  However, several recent studies, including one from American Journal of Hypertension have found that sodium may not actually be the culprit of blood pressure issues.

 
 

Current guidelines recommend that adults consume no more than 2,300 milligrams of sodium a day (about one teaspoon of salt). The average person in the U.S. has about 3,400 milligrams a day, according to the FDA.

 
 

 
 
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