CASH welcomes the news that salt intake continues to fall
Over 6,000 lives a year have been saved so far
Graham MacGregor, Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Chairman of Consensus Action on Salt and Health ( CASH ) comments on today's announcement that the average UK salt intake has fallen to 8.6 g per day:
This is the most important news that we have heard about health and eating for a long time. Since the start of the salt reduction policy, salt intake has fallen in adults in the UK from 9.5g to 8.6 g per day, i.e. an approximate 10% reduction in the national salt intake. This represents a massive 19,700 tonnes of salt per year that has been removed from the UK diet".