Salt, although being necessary for our health, can also be bad for it, if it is used in too great a quantity. Too much salt can induce health problems. Its consumption should never exceed 6 grammes a day.

It has been noted that excess of salt intake is mainly due to it being added to food that is prepared industrially which contains more than it should (bread, sausages, potato chips, hamburgers, pizzas,…).

In order to avoid a pointless and harmful overdose, read the list of nutritional ingredients on the label carefully. You can thus significantly reduce your consumption of salt whilst continuing to use your saltcellar…