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Salt Cellars Must Be Kept Off Dining Tables: Cancer Expert
January 30, 2008 at 12:27 PM
Diet & Nutrition News
As per dietary rules, adults should eat no more than 6g of salt a day, but many people in the UK take in much more. About 10 to 15% of salt intake is added at the dinner table or during cooking, the WCRF says.
“Basically we would say don’t use salt, try to use other things that will add flavor. Because salt is added by food manufacturers, there is too much of it in our food before it even reaches our dinner table.
“But by adding extra salt to a meal, you are only making things worse”, says Wiseman.
The bulk of salt in British diets comes from processed foods such as bread but Prof Wiseman opines consumers could take action themselves, by cutting the amount added both during cooking and to the food on their plates.
Salt is positively correlated to a higher blood pressure which in turn increases the risk of strokes and heart disease. Salt has also been linked to stomach cancer, an earlier WCRF report says.
However, restaurateurs in Wales have taken offence to Prof Wiseman’s suggestion.
Mary Ann Gilchrist, head chef of Carlton Riverside, Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys, says she will not be removing salt cellars from her restaurant.
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