date:Dec 07, 2012
Excess amounts of salt in cheese are contributing to an epidemic of high blood pressure responsible for strokes, heart attacks and premature deaths, experts have warned.
The health pressure group Consensus Action on Salt and Health (Cash) analysed 722 cheese portions of 30 gram each in the UK and found many contained more salt than a bag of crisps.
The saltiest type of cheese had 1.06 gram of salt per 30 gram. However, within varieties salt content varied suggesting it is possible to reduce l