Children given too much salt, parents warned

PARENTS were yesterday warned they are putting their children’s health at risk by unwittingly giving them too much salt in their diet.

Researchers found just one small portion of popular foods like baked beans can contain half the recommended maximum for young children for an entire day’s meals.

Scientists analysed 75 popular British foods, of which 30 are available in Ireland, and found many had high levels of salt while few were low-salt.