WITH recent news revealing a slice of white bread could contain as much salt as a packet of crisps, the threat of ‘secret salt’ lurking in everyday foods is real.
What’s more, new data shows a surprising number of us – almost half in fact (43%) – admit to having a ‘salt tooth’ rather than a ‘sweet tooth’; meaning we’ve fast become a nation that has a taste for the salty stuff. With the average person consuming 8.4g of salt per day, which is well above the maximum daily intake of 6g, many of us are increasing our risk, not just of high blood pressure, but our chances of heart attack and stroke too.
Thankfully help is on hand to curb our potentially deadly ‘salt tooth’ habit and it comes in the form of a new wellness trend – the ‘Stick to Six’ challenge.
Just in time for Salt Awareness Week (15th – 21st May), the ‘Stick to Six’ challenge is the brainchild of health campaigners – Season with Sense – and nutrition tracking app, Nutracheck, who are teaming up to make it easy and free to track your daily salt intake.
Backed by TV’s Dr Sarah Jarvis, the new challenge puts the power in your hands to track – much like you would calories or sugar – helping to uncover the secret salt hiding in everything from bread to biscuits, stir-in sauces to breakfast cereals.
To take part in the challenge visit: www.seasonwithsense.com/sticktosix
