Research shows we find it hard to shake salt habit

THE majority of people are consuming well over the recommended daily intake of salt, according to a report carried out by safefood.

The research, which is the most extensive of its kind on the adult Irish population, was carried out by a team at the University College Cork (UCC) and the Health Research Board Centre for Health & Diet Research.

It found that dietary salt intake remains unacceptably high, with 86% of men and 67% of women consuming salt at levels well in excess of the 6g per day target.