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Experts have called on a tax on food containing salt to save people dying from heart disease.
The Harvard study presented at the Dubai Congress of Cardiology said voluntary reduction in salt by the food industry and taxation on products containing salt in 19 developing countries would reduce the number of deaths by up to three per cent.
Excessive intake of salt increases blood pressure that leads to cardiovascular disease. Processed food, canned food, sandwich meat, fast food and French fries contain a high level of sodium.
Doctors recommend less than a teaspoon of salt daily and not to add salt to food on the table.
“These simple steps (to cut down sodium consumption) could have a long-term impact and must be something that governments trying to manage rising health care costs should consider,” said Dr Thomas Gaziano, assistant professor, Harvard School of Medicine.
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