Salt found in African, Caribbean foods 'shocking'
Friday, February 4, 2011 - 11:04
in Health & Medicine
(PhysOrg.com) -- Popular dishes from African and Caribbean restaurants in London can contain the same level of salt as that in over 30 packets of ready salted crisps, according to new research which highlights how salt intake could potentially contribute to high blood pressure (hypertension), stroke and heart problems in people of Black-African descent.