date:Jul 14, 2012
ction in salt intake to a maximum of 6g per day, he added.This will prevent 36,000 strokes and heart attacks every year, 18,000 of which would have been fatal, while also saving the NHS billions of pounds a year .
MacGregor said that discussion should now focus on a further 1015% reduction in salt targets beyond the 2012 levels. But the targets should be agreed with the Food Standards Agency and the food industry in a consultative way.
A technical committee on salt is being set up and CASH's v