A pinch of salt, anyone?
the very first advice that a heart patient is most likely to receive from the doctors and well-wishers is to cut down on salt intake. Public health experts have always maintained that we eat about three to four times more salt than what our bodies need. Close to 80 per cent of this salt comes from processed or "fast' foods. One big question that has been nagging the experts is whether an increased salt intake poses the risk of high blood pressure