New Delhi: If there is no salt in the food, the taste seems incomplete. People take more salt to meet the taste. Even though it increases the taste of food, the condition of health deteriorates. Doctors have always said that, not much salt should be consumed with food, it increases the problem of heart attacks, kidney and high BP. To reduce this problem, now the menu of the restaurant is being labeled with a warning of salt.
This method is being adopted to prevent people’s habit of consuming more than salt. A new study by the University of Liverpool has described this method as a healthy alternative which avoids the risk of serious diseases.
Here in the study published in The Lancet Public Health Journal, this salt warning label is considered effective. It has been reported that this strategy can be important in fighting kidney problems caused by heart diseases and excess salt. Under this research, it was observed that people watching the menu of the salt warning and the non -labeled menu people see what kind of difference in the food order. Those who sees a warning -warning label, then they avoid eating dishes or dishes with the amount of salt. Such salt warnings increase awareness about the amount of salt and reduce the amount of salt ordered.
Let us tell you, the World Health Organization (WHO) has given information after cases of serious diseases caused by consumption of salt. According to this, less than 5 grams of salt (less than one teaspoon) or less than 2 grams of sodium should be consumed per day. Every year 18.9 lakh deaths are due to consumption of more salt. To keep the food for a long time, a lot of salt is added to the restaurant food. Excess salt increases sodium in the blood, which can cause problems like water deposition, blood pressure, stroke, heart disease, kidney disease, osteoporosis and obesity.
Let me tell you, this study was tested in an online and real restaurant setting. 454 people participated in the restaurant, where the menu watchers on an average ordered 12.5 percent (0.54 grams) less salt. 2,391 people participated in the online survey, where the label reduced the salt order by 0.26 grams per meal.
According to IANS input
