The Dose23:19How can I cut down on salt in my diet?
Do you know how much salt you ate today?
Chances are it was more than one teaspoon, or five grams, which is the recommended daily intake of sodium from the World Health Organization (WHO).
A recent report from the WHO said that Canadians, on average, are consuming 9.1 grams of salt per day — nearly twice that recommended amount.
And the majority of that salt — more than 75 per cent — is coming from restaurant meals and processed foods, dietary experts say.
“The first thing I remind my patients of is that most
