Salt is essential for our bodies, but experts say children are consuming far too much of it, which could lead to serious health problems. Clodagh Finn reports.

A single 12-inch takeaway pizza contains more than the total daily requirement of calories, saturated fat and salt, health chiefs have warned.

EMOTIONS and social pressures around food, coupled with limited budgets are causing food poverty, which now affects just under one in six (15%) of the population.