Not just a pinch of salt

18 August 2015 - 02:11
By Katharine Child

If you knew how much salt was in your child's Happy Meal you might choose to buy only the toy. Today the World Action Group on Salt releases its report on the salt content in children's fast foods in 37 countries, including South Africa.It found that eight out of 10 meals had more than one gram of salt, which is the maximum believed to be healthy for a four-to-six-year-old.

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