date:May 13, 2015
Victorians are six times more likely to die from a dangerously high salt intake than in a road accident, a new study has revealed.
VicHealth reported on Wednesday that Victorians are consuming 15,000 tonnes of salt per year, at more than twice the recommended rate.
On average, every Victorian is consuming 2.5 kg of salt every year and health experts are concerned, saying that if salt intake was drastically reduced to more manageable levels, it could save up to 800 lives and slash more than 40