New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants you to be healthy.
First it was calorie counts on menu boards — now he’s going
after salt in packaged and restaurant foods. It seems less
likely this initiative will lead to an actual law, but you never
know, so here we go… Meet the National Salt Reduction
Initiative. The New York City Health Department is coordinating
a nationwide effort to prevent heart attacks and strokes by
reducing the amount of salt in packaged and restaurant foods.
Americans consume roughly twice the recommended limit of salt
each day – causing widespread high blood pressure and placing
millions at risk of heart attack and stroke. This is not a
matter of choice. Only 11% of the sodium in our diets comes from
our own saltshakers; nearly 80% is added to foods before they
are sold. The National Salt Reduction Initiative is a coalition
of cities, states and health organizations working to help food
manufacturers and restaurants voluntarily reduce the amount of
salt in their products. The goal is