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Salty bread 'is putting 7,000 lives a year at risk'

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Published Thu 01 Mar 2007, 375 Views, 2 Comments

High levels of salt in supermarket bread are putting up to 7,000 lives a year at risk, claims a damning study by health campaigners.

Bread is the largest source of salt in the British diet and excessive consumption can lead to increased blood pressure and a greater risk of heart attack.



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    graeme ~ 20 months ago
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    Now we've realised that just about every food is in fact going to kill us, the stress of deciding what to eat will probably do the job anyway!!
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      kookymonstir ~ 12 months ago
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      Aww nuts now I cant eat bread either. That leaves only organic salad and beer.
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        AdGuy
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        This is my two cents...

           
        Hey you know AdGuy always gets the last word! ;)

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