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A survey of nearly 700 popular meals served in celebrity chef and High Street restaurants found half were high in salt - equivalent to a red traffic light label on a supermarket product.
From their research, Consensus Action on Salt and Health (Cash) discovered that the 13 saltiest main meals contained more than the maximum recommended daily intake of 6g of salt.
Fast food outlets were also analysed.
Charities are urging chefs to use less salt in their food.
The survey measured the salt content of 664 main meals from 29 popular High Street and celebrity restaurants, fast food and cafes chains.
Analysis showed that 347 meals had more than 2.4g of salt per portion, which would earn them a red traffic light label for salt content.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21712348
From their research, Consensus Action on Salt and Health (Cash) discovered that the 13 saltiest main meals contained more than the maximum recommended daily intake of 6g of salt.
Fast food outlets were also analysed.
Charities are urging chefs to use less salt in their food.
The survey measured the salt content of 664 main meals from 29 popular High Street and celebrity restaurants, fast food and cafes chains.
Analysis showed that 347 meals had more than 2.4g of salt per portion, which would earn them a red traffic light label for salt content.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21712348