REDUCING the amount of salt we eat could save 25,000 lives a year, health experts said last night.The recommended maximum daily intake is six grams. But British Heart Foundation figures show average current consumption is 9.7g a day for men and 7.7g for women.
Cutting average salt intake by just one gram could save 6,000 lives and £1.5billion a year. If consumption fell by four grams, 25,000 lives a year could be saved. Put simply, the bigger the reduction in salt, the greater the reduction in blood pressure.
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