Health campaigners are warning parents that some restaurant meals contain too much salt
Parents are being warned that some of the UK's biggest restaurant chains are serving dishes which contain unacceptably high levels of salt. According to a survey by health campaign Action Salt, a third of meals contained 2g or more of salt - or two thirds of a four to six year old's maximum daily limit.
In contrast, it's tough for parents to know what exactly goes into their children's dishes when eating out. While the body needs a small amount of salt to survive, too much can have negative impacts on the body, ones which can follow children into their adult years. The survey found similar dishes contained significantly different amounts of salt depending on the restaurant, with Prezzo's spaghetti Bolognese containing 3.2g compared with Beefeater spaghetti Bolognese with 0.3g.
However, nearly half of the survey meals exceeded this level. More than three quarters of meals served at Gourmet Burger Kitchen and Pizza Hut exceed the salt target, in comparison to Brewer's Fayre, Burger King and Ikea, where all their children's dishes fell below 1.71g, Action on Salt said.
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