Canadian fast food among the saltiest, study finds Published
Monday, April 16, 2012 10:38PM EDT The salt levels in foods from
popular fast food chains vary around the world, a new study
finds, with food sold in Canada containing some of the highest
levels of all. The study, published in Canadian Medical
Association Journal, looked at the salt content of food items in
Canada, Australia, New Zealand, France, the United Kingdom and
the United States from six fast food chains: - Kentucky Fried
Chicken - Domino's Pizza - Pizza Hut - Burger King (known as
Hungry Jack's in Australia) The researchers looked at more than
2,000 burgers, chicken products, pizza, breakfast items, salads,
sandwiches and french fries. They found that fast food in Canada
and the U.S. contained much higher levels of sodium than sold in
the U.K. and France. In Canada, McDonald's Chicken McNuggets,
for example, contained 600 mg of sodium per 100 g serving,
compared to 240 mg sodium in U.K. similar-sized servings --
nearly two-and-a-half times