Salt and UAE Food

An article was posted in THE NATIONAL “Salt levels in  food spark fears” and the doctors are urging the Government to regulate salt in food after some brands in the UAE were found to be among the world’s saltiest. We would like to say good job in bringing such topic up where we are sure that many are not aware of it. So, Did you know that a KFC popcorn chicken bought in the UAE has 4.7g of salt – more than the same product in the US, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Did you know that the Malaysian version has just 1.68g of salt, barely a third the amount of the UAE portion. Too much salt could increase the risk of high blood pressure – or hypertension – and lead to strokes and heart disease, a major killer in the Emirates. Therefore we believe that it is very important to educate people that salt is a risk factor for hypertension. It’s time that the people  realise that they should be cutting the amount of salt in their food. Now you tell us, How do you think this could best be achieved?