The french eat too dirty

And after the NutriNet-health study, which is based on 140 000 Since dietary surveys 18 month, the french eat too dirty. Les apports journaliers en sel sont estimés à 8,4g en moyenne par personne ce qui est encore bien au dessus des 5g par jour recommandés par l’WHO. Pierre Meneton, chercheur à l’INSERM, affirme que “moins de 2g suffisent à combler nos besoins physiologiques”. Men consume more salt (9,2g/d) that women (7,6g/d). It is in this context that 67% of men and 36% women have a salt intake above the maximum level of 8 g/d that the France was set for 2008. You should still know that salt of the french consumption is down (10g/d in 2000 against 8,4% today) What is already rather a good start.

Three-quarters of the salt consumed are present in the food we eat. In the crosshairs of the food the dirtiest we have :

• Bread and crackers : 24,1%
• The deli : 12,5%
• Cheese : 8,1%
• Vegetables : 6,8%
• The fast food and snacks : 5,9%

It is even often not necessary to add salt in his plate or in his dishes. Serge Hercberg de l’Inserm affirme qu’il “faut encore faire de gros efforts parce que les enjeux de santé publique sont vraiment majeurs”. Consuming too much salt has risks such as high blood pressure, kidney disease, some cancers, stroke or the osteoroporose.

Note that the SALT association (Sodium food Limitions the rate) has been created this October to alert authorities and the public on this subject. L’appel au recrutement de nouveaux “nutrinautes” continue également avec l’objectif d’atteindre 500 000 participants which could allow advance public research on nutrition and health.

If you wish to register, go to the site : www.Etude-nutrinet-Sante.fr