Sodium levels have not dropped much in packaged and restaurant foods over the last few years, despite industry-wide attempts to reduce salts, according to new research.
May 13/New York/CBS News -- Sodium levels have not dropped much in packaged and restaurant foods over the last few years, despite industry-wide attempts to reduce salts, according to new research.
The study, published on May 13 in JAMA Internal Medicine, showed that the average sodium content in 402 packaged foods only decreased 3.5% between 2005 and 2011. In addition, 78 items found in chain restaurants increased in sodium during that same time frame by 2.6%.