{"id":944,"date":"2013-03-06T06:30:30","date_gmt":"2013-03-06T06:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandaretreats.com\/blog\/?p=944"},"modified":"2013-04-06T07:26:54","modified_gmt":"2013-04-06T07:26:54","slug":"salt-in-one-slice-of-bread-and-a-bag-of-crisps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandaretreats.com\/blog\/archives\/944","title":{"rendered":"Salt in ONE slice of bread and a bag of crisps!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"1f9d7f9b-a1e2-418e-9803-25c997c53c36\"<\/a>Cutting back on salty foods <\/a>such as bacon, bread and breakfast cereals could reduce people’s risk of developing stomach cancer, according to the World Cancer Research Fund.\u00a0 One in four shop loaves contains as much salt in a single slice as a bag of crisps, research reveals.<\/p>\n

Expensive artisan breads sold by specialist bakeries are likely to have the highest levels, but names such as Greggs, Asda and Marks & Spencer are also accused of using too much.
\nWhile big-brand, wrapped bread must put salt content on the pack, shoppers are in the dark about bakers\u2019 loaves.<\/p>\n

The nation is overdosing on salt daily, consuming an average 8.6g \u2013 43 per cent more than the recommended 6g \u00a0maximum. Doctors say that this creates a risk of high blood pressure, stroke and early death.<\/p>\n

A survey of salt levels was carried out by lobby group Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH), which is calling for honest labelling and a change in recipes.\u00a0 The group, which says bread is responsible for a fifth of daily salt intake, surveyed 294 fresh and packaged loaves from supermarkets and in-store bakeries, as well as chain and independent shops.<\/p>\n

More than one in four \u2013 28 per cent \u2013 contained as much salt, or even more, per slice than the 0.5g in a standard 34.5g packet of Walkers Ready Salted Crisps.\u00a0 CASH looked at the salt level per 100g, which equates to two thick slices of bread.<\/p>\n

In terms of bakery chain loaves, Paul came out highest. Its brown Pain de Campagne had 2.83g of salt per 100g, which is almost half the daily recommended maximum in two thick slices. For packaged bread, the highest level was found in Cranks Seeded Farmhouse at 2.03g.<\/p>\n

This was nearly four times higher than the lowest option, Marks & Spencer\u2019s Simply More Eat Well Healthiest White Bread \u2013 0.58g\/100g. CASH campaign director Katharine Jenner said: \u2018You wouldn\u2019t expect to be eating more salt than a packet of crisps in just one slice of bread.<\/p>\n

\u2018It is scandalous that there is no labelling on fresh bread. Without it, how are we supposed to know where salt is hidden and cut our intake to less than 6g a day?\u2019<\/p>\n

Victoria Taylor, senior dietitian at the British Heart Foundation, said: \u2018Salty food doesn\u2019t necessarily have to be junk food. Some manufacturers are working towards targets for salt reduction, but we need more action to cut the salt content in bread and make sure they provide colour-coded food labels to help customers.\u2019<\/p>\n

Meanwhile the Researchers have found that school lunchbox snacks are filling up children with sugar and salt. These pre-packaged favourites are included in the daily meal by eight out of ten parents.<\/p>\n

A pack of Dairylea Lunchables \u2018Ham\u2018n\u2019Cheese\u2019 Crackers contains 1.8g of salt, for example. And the Fruit Factory\u2019s Fruit Strings are alm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cutting back on salty foods such as bacon, bread and breakfast cereals could reduce people’s risk of developing stomach cancer, according to the World Cancer Research Fund.\u00a0 One in four shop loaves contains as much salt in a single slice as a bag of crisps, research reveals. Expensive artisan breads sold by specialist bakeries are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[162,28],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandaretreats.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/944"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandaretreats.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandaretreats.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandaretreats.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandaretreats.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=944"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sandaretreats.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/944\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandaretreats.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandaretreats.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandaretreats.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}