Germany: Many meat products still contain too much salt

The results show that, among other things, the target set by the food industry itself as part of the National Reduction and Innovation Strategy for Sugar, Fats and Salt in Ready-to-Eat Products (NRI) for reducing salt in heated meat products (e.g. b.Boiled sausage and cooked ham) was not achieved. Heavy consumption of processed foods with high sugar, fat or salt content can contribute to overweight and obesity as well as other diet-related diseases such as type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease. Even many products that explicitly appeal to children with their appearance still have high sugar, fat and salt contents: In the case of sausages, other meat products and bars, only a few products meet the criteria of the nutritional profile model of the World Health Organization (WHO) for marketing to children. The average salt content of bread and small baked goods is close to the target set by large bakeries - but efforts to reduce it have slackened. An additional evaluation of ...