A new study led by researchers in the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences has found that if the UK food industry had met the government’s voluntary 2024 salt reduction targets, substantial improvements could have been made in cardiovascular health, leading to major savings for the NHS - all without the public having to change their eating habits.
Wtf is this headline? The money the NHS saves is the important part? Why is that even mentioned, sure it’s a useful side effect perhaps. But even if it costs more money, isn’t reducing heart attacks and strokes the important part?
Also “Without the public having to change eating habits” is BS. If you reduce the salt, by definition you are changing the eating habits. And in my experience, food with less salt tastes like shit. In the EU the amount of salt on crisps has been reduced. Which is a good thing for health reasons, however all crisps tastes like cardboard now. My favorite snack have been ruined. I still buy the crisps to enjoy on a Saturday evening with some beer and a movie, but when I eat then I regret it instantly. I know it’s not healthy, neither the the alcohol nor the crisps, but can it at least taste good if it kills me?
Wtf is this headline? The money the NHS saves is the important part? Why is that even mentioned, sure it’s a useful side effect perhaps. But even if it costs more money, isn’t reducing heart attacks and strokes the important part?
Also “Without the public having to change eating habits” is BS. If you reduce the salt, by definition you are changing the eating habits. And in my experience, food with less salt tastes like shit. In the EU the amount of salt on crisps has been reduced. Which is a good thing for health reasons, however all crisps tastes like cardboard now. My favorite snack have been ruined. I still buy the crisps to enjoy on a Saturday evening with some beer and a movie, but when I eat then I regret it instantly. I know it’s not healthy, neither the the alcohol nor the crisps, but can it at least taste good if it kills me?