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Childrens salt consumption is rocketing to dangerous levels. <B> Mary Whiting </B> of the Food Commission offers some essential advice

Childrens salt consumption is rocketing to dangerous levels. Mary Whiting of the Food Commission offers some essential advice

You need to have a bit of salt, is something I often hear. And, although its perfectly true, a balanced diet naturally contains all the salt we need. Our preference for salty-tasting food, however, is another matter entirely.

It can be surprising to know that, unlike sweetness, saltiness is strictly an acquired taste. It is, however, an easily acquired, very seductive taste, and it is addictive in the sense that the more we have, the more we need to get the same taste sensation. The good news is that, by gradually cutting back on salt, we can lose our craving for it. Most of us learn to like salted food by being repeatedly given it in childhood.

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