date:Feb 28, 2013
ded amount of sodium, or an average of 1,455 milligrams of sodium per serving.
Side dishes contained almost half that, an average of 736 milligrams of sodium.
Many foods geared toward children were also found to be high in sodium.
Health Canada has been educating Canadians on reducing sodium levels, but the focus has been on packaged foods and the agency has not issued guidelines for the restaurant sector, L'Abbe said.
It's been estimated that reducing Canadians' dietary sodium intake by 1,8