Posts tagged “Salt”

Health officials call for calorie content to be reduced in popular foods in a bid to tackle obesity-4572

August 22nd, 2017
Health officials call for calorie content to be reduced in popular foods in a bid to tackle obesity-4572

Health officials are calling for the calorie content of popular foods to be reduced in a bid to tackle rising rates of child obesity in England. Officials from Public Health England believe that most people are eating between 200 and 300 extra calories per day, and reducing the calorific value of popular foods could help […]

Campaign group issues warning as hot chocolate is found to contain more salt than a bag of crisps-3680

March 21st, 2017

The campaign group Consensus Action on Salt and Health (Cash) has issued a warning after studies revealed that many shop-bought hot chocolate products contain more salt per serving than a bag of ready salted crisps. Research revealed that Galaxy Ultimate Marshmallow Hot Chocolate powder contains 2.5g of salt per 100g. This is way above the target […]

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