US Grocery Foods- More than half of US Grocery Foods are found to have exceeded the recommended salt recommendation, a new study reveals.
The research conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that the high content of sodium found in the US Grocery Foods are the main cause why 90 percent of Americans eat more sodium.
This also leads to common health problem ranging from high blood pressure to different heart diseases.
"More than 70 percent of pizzas, pasta mixed dishes, and meat mixed dishes and 50 percent to 70 percent of cold cuts, soups, and sandwiches exceeded FDA 'healthy' labeling standards for sodium," Linda Schieb, an Epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wrote in the report.
"Less than 10 percent of breads, savory snacks, and cheeses did."
CDC claims that approximately 77 percent of American's sodium consumption comes from prepackaged US Grocery Foods and restaurants. It was also found out over 40 percent of salt intake comes from 10 types of foods.
The agency states that Americans take in about 3,300 mg (0.12 ounces) of sodium every day, which is about 50 percent higher than the required amount for most people based on the federal regulations.
The Food and Drug Administration healthy food label guideline states that cheese, bread and cold cuts can only be labeled 'healthy' if it contains 480 milligrams (mg) of sodium per serving.
US Grocery Foods including pizza, sandwiches, and mixed meat and pasta dishes should only have concentrations up to 600 mg (0.02 ounces) of sodium per serving.
According to CDC study, US Grocery Foods such as white breads are the most common source of high sodium in American diet.
While the findings of the agency that US Grocery Foods are the main source of sodium in American diet, the American Heart Association warns people to eat not more than 2,300 milligrams of salt everyday.
