New York city's Department of Health will propose that all chain restaurants add a salt-shaker-like symbol on menus next to products that contain more than the recommended daily limit of 2,300 milligrams of sodium, about 1 teaspoon of salt.
At Panera Bread, the Italian combo sandwich which includes seared steak, smoked turkey, ham, salami and onions has 2,830 mg of sodium, while the sesame jack chicken strips at TGI Friday's contain 2,700 mg of sodium. That is only one meal. By the end of the day the total intake of Sodium will be far worse.
Overconsumption of sodium increases the risk of high blood pressure, which can lead to heart attack and stroke. Correcting the high blood pressure with medication has its own side effects -bad effects that are serious sometimes.
The average American consumes about 3,400 milligrams of sodium each day, more than 2300 milligrams recommended . "High sodium levels are probably the biggest health problem related to our food supply,"
The composition of menus may soon have more warning labels than food products. Studies have found that the vast majority of dietary salt comes from processed and restaurant foods.
Just a thought.
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