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Which Popular Foods Contain Too Much Salt: Even Bread Made the List
16.04.2024 17:56
The average daily salt intake, according to WHO, is 5 grams.
Regularly exceeding this amount is fraught with health problems (the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases and stroke), while moderate salt consumption, on the contrary, helps regulate blood pressure and reduces the risk of heart and vascular diseases.
This is the reason why you should carefully monitor your diet and exclude the following foods from it.
Bread and buns
If you limit yourself to one slice a day, then most likely everything is fine with the amount of salt consumed. But, as a rule, due to the consumption of bakery products for breakfast, lunch and dinner, a decent amount of salt is accumulated.
For example, a slice of white bread contains 147 mg of salt, while a French baguette contains 400 mg.
Potato chips
Manufacturers do not skimp on salt when making chips, because it not only enhances the taste, but also helps to preserve the product better.
A standard-sized bag of chips contains about 600 mg of salt.
Pizza
One slice of pizza contains about 624 mg of salt. It's easy to calculate: just two slices of your favorite delicacy take up almost half of the recommended daily salt intake. And if you also take into account the salty toppings - pepperoni, cheese and mushrooms - the amount of salt is off the charts.
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