Food

Should governments limit how much salt food companies can use?

For

Too much salt causes serious health problems.

Against

It interferes with taste and freedom of choice.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • “Mandating less salt in packaged foods could prevent 40,000 cardiovascular events, 32,000 cases of kidney disease, and up to 3000 deaths”
    RedditOriginal language: English
  • “High sodium intake is associated with increased risk of hypertension, which, in turn, leads to higher risk of cardiovascular complications”
    RedditOriginal language: English

Against

  • “With food where salt plays a critical function beyond flavour, reducing salt can be an uphill challenge.”
    RedditOriginal language: English
  • “I'm trying to reduce the amount of sodium I use in recipes, but often they end up tasteless if I do.”
    RedditOriginal language: English
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