Would you be in favor of government limits on the amount of sodium that can be put into processed food?

[acri1]

Was reading up on the Salt Reduction Program in the UK -

Salt reduction will prevent nearly 200,000 cases of heart disease and save £1.64bn

www.qmul.ac.uk

UK salt reduction program could save £1.64B, say researchers

22 Feb 2021 --- The UK’s national salt reduction program could prevent almost 200,000 cases of heart disease and save £1.64 billion (US$2.3 billion) in healthcare costs if better enforced by 2050, according to research by Queen Mary University London. The study authors are calling on the UK...

www.nutritioninsight.com

Basically they had a government program to make producers in the food industry stop putting so much sodium in foods. Turns out it was successful, the population consumed about 15% less sodium and they had a big reduction in heart attack and stroke rates. So for those of us outside of the UK...would you be in favor of a government program to cut back on sodium? Or is this something the government should stay out of?

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

Yes. I can always add more salt if I want.

 

[88m3]

absolutely

ban corn sugar as well

 

[Armchair Militant]

Nope. Let people make their own food decisions.

 

[Cloutius Maximus]

Nope. Let people make their own food decisions.

LOL. most people eating processed food have no idea how much sodium is in it and how bad it is

 

[hashmander]

we need less people. eat what you want.

 

[Pressure]

Aren't there already healthy alternatives?

 

[Pressure]

LOL. most people eating processed food have no idea how much sodium is in it and how bad it is

It's on the label?

 

[hashmander]

It's on the label?

that requires reading.

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

yea, sugar, salt and not naturally occurring saturated fat should all be limited. i tried to limit salt intake a few years back and got damn at the amount of salt in benign shyt - like bread

 

[88m3]

that requires reading.

 

[The Bilingual Gringo]

Slippery slope there.

But a great start would be to regulate chemicals in the US food supply that are illegal in other countries.

 

[acri1]

It's on the label?

That's true, but at the same time it would be nice if you could go out to eat or get takeout somewhere without your meal having 10,000g of sodium

 

[hashmander]

yea, sugar, salt and not naturally occurring saturated fat should all be limited. i tried to limit salt intake a few years back and got damn at the amount of salt in benign shyt - like bread

100% whole wheat bread is like the worse when it comes to sodium. it's like WTF. my mother told me the doc said she was prediabetic and she already has high blood pressure and limits her sodium intake, so she texts me one day and said she was at CVS to buy some glucerna and while the sugar content is low, the sodium is like 210mg and asked me to look for a nutritional drink with low sugar and lower sodium. so i checked all the different glucerna and ensure and found an ensure max protein which has 1g of sugar and classifies as low sodium being under 140mg. oh and this is how they get you for trying not to have a ton of sodium and sugar: ensure max protein is only 4 bottles in the pack when the others are 6 and it costs more.

 

[get these nets]

@acri1

For years, perhaps decades, food packaged and sold in USA has been required to have nutrition labels.

People have an idea of how much sodium is in the food they purchase. Many just don't care.