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It's amazing how a simple thing like a near-death experience can alter your entire way of thinking. This time last year, this story from The New York Times concerning the city's efforts to reduce salt in food would have drawn my ire. Now that I'm on a doctor-mandated low-sodium diet, I'm all in favor.
Specifically, New York City is trying to convince food packagers and wholesalers to reduce the amount of salt in packaged and restaurant food by 25 percent over the next five years. "Public health experts say that would reduce the incidence of high blood pressure and should help prevent some of the strokes and heart attacks associated with that condition," the Times' William Neuman wrote. "The plan is voluntary for food companies and involves no legislation. It allows companies to cut salt gradually over five years so the change is not so noticeable to consumers."
Nueman wrote that the giant Subway sandwich chain "said it expected to commit to the city’s salt guidelines at its nearly 23,000 stores across the country. "
Here's another paragraph from Newman's story that deserves to be highlighted:
"The federal government recommends that sodium intake from salt be limited to 1,500 to 2,300 milligrams a day, with the latter figure equaling about a teaspoon. But the average adult in this country consumes about 3,400 milligrams a day."
Specifically, New York City is trying to convince food packagers and wholesalers to reduce the amount of salt in packaged and restaurant food by 25 percent over the next five years. "Public health experts say that would reduce the incidence of high blood pressure and should help prevent some of the strokes and heart attacks associated with that condition," the Times' William Neuman wrote. "The plan is voluntary for food companies and involves no legislation. It allows companies to cut salt gradually over five years so the change is not so noticeable to consumers."
Nueman wrote that the giant Subway sandwich chain "said it expected to commit to the city’s salt guidelines at its nearly 23,000 stores across the country. "
Here's another paragraph from Newman's story that deserves to be highlighted:
"The federal government recommends that sodium intake from salt be limited to 1,500 to 2,300 milligrams a day, with the latter figure equaling about a teaspoon. But the average adult in this country consumes about 3,400 milligrams a day."
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