NYC Magazine » salt reduction http://www.nycmagazine.com Covering all of New York City Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:03:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 No Smoking, No Trans Fat, No Salt Either Says Bloomberg http://www.nycmagazine.com/2010/01/11/no-smoking-no-trans-fat-no-salt-either-says-bloomberg/ http://www.nycmagazine.com/2010/01/11/no-smoking-no-trans-fat-no-salt-either-says-bloomberg/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:03:07 +0000 Yelena Mandenberg http://www.nycmagazine.com/?p=1199 Most food will be affected by Bloomberg

First, smoking was banned all throughout New York City in public places, then, trans fat was taken off the menu, and now the city has a new target: salt.

The city is planning to unveil their new plan for salt reduction today, which in the end is supposed to work with health agencies and food companies to reduce the amount of packaged salt in products and restaurant food by 25 percent in the next five years.

Why is salt such a big deal? It has a huge part in causing hypertension – high blood pressure. Reducing the amount of salt we all eat ...continue reading]]> http://www.nycmagazine.com/2010/01/11/no-smoking-no-trans-fat-no-salt-either-says-bloomberg/feed/ 2