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Salt Awarness Week part 3
How much salt do we need? Heart Foundation advice is that all Australians should at least reduce their salt intake to less than 6g of salt a day as a first step towards reaching the recommended levels. This is about 1½ teaspoons of salt. It is understandable … Continue reading
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Salt Awareness Week part 2
In Australia, the average adult consumes between 4-9 grams of salt each day[i], we only need about 1 gram, it really is too much. To highlight this, High blood pressure is responsible for: 60% of all strokes and 50% of … Continue reading
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