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FSA Salt iPhone app aims to keep you healthy
by Nick Spence - 13/10/2009
"The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has introduced a free iPhone and iPod touch application which aims to help limit the amount of salt users eat as part of a healthy diet. "
FSA Salt lets users calculate the size percentage in every day foods including bread, tomato sauce and cereals, which can contain high levels of salt without customers realising.
On the iPhone application, move the top slider to select the amount of salt per 100g of the food and the lower slider to select the size of the serving you're going to eat.
Select 'calculate' to find out if your serving of food is high, medium or low in salt. You can access the calculator at any time says the FSA by choosing 'calculate' in the menu along the bottom of the screen.
If you want more information on the difference between salt and sodium, click 'What's the difference?' near the top of the screen.
Select 'Children' on the bottom menu to see a table listing the maximum amount of salt and sodium per day for children of different ages. The iPhone application also offers a series of tips for reducing salt intake in your food.
Excess salt can increase risk of conditions such as high blood pressure, which causes strokes and heart disease, while evidence shows too much salt also probably increases risk of stomach cancer. The World Cancer Research Fund recommends limiting salt intake to 6g a day.
Available from the Apple iTunes App Store, FSA Salt is free and requires the iPhone 2.2.1 Software Update or later.
The FSA is an independent Government department set up by an Act of Parliament in 2000 to protect the public's health and consumer interests in relation to food.
More Details: http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=27401
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