Doctors have offered advice on how to reduce salt intake after a national survey revealed that 96 per cent of people in the UAE consume too much sodium, increasing their risk of heart disease and strokes.
The Ministry of Health and Prevention’s national Nutrition Survey 2024-2025 found that most adults ate more salt than the World Health Organisation's recommended daily level of less than 5g.
Health authorities are exploring methods to help families cut down on salt, which is an ingredient of everyday foods such as bread and other bakery products.
While a salt tax similar to the recently reformed sugar tax
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