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Johannesburg - Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi is planning to introduce legislation to lower the salt content of food, the Business Day reported on Wednesday.
"(The) South African diet has been shown to be very high in salt," Motsoaledi said in parliament on Tuesday.
"The desired amount of salt for your body is known to be 4g to 6g per day, but in our country it is up to 9.8g."
He said most of South Africans' daily salt intake came from processed food, rather than being added at the table.
The legislation is likely to come as a blow to the food industry which prefers self-regulation.
While salt makes the food tastier it also takes its toll on health. It drives up high blood pressure, which increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes.