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Warning as sliced bread contains MORE salt than McDonald’s fries – worst offenders revealed
ONE slice of a shop-bought bread contains nearly twice as much salt as a portion of McDonald’s fries, experts warn.
Just two slices of Hovis white bread contains up to a fifth of the daily maximum recommended intake, research by Action on Salt found.
That is the same as a McDonald’s burger, with three quarters of all supermarket loaves having as much as a packet of ready salted crisps in just one slice.
The non-profit called on the Government to set salt reduction targets.
Professor Graham MacGregor, chairman of Action on Salt, said: “It’s a disgrace that food companies continue to fill our bread with so much unnecessary salt.
“For too long the food industry has been in charge of public health, at our expense.
“It’s time for the Government to stop letting people die needlessly.”
Salt is one of the largest contributors to high blood pressure, which is suffered by around one in three Brits.
The condition increases the risk of deadly heart disease, heart attack and stroke.
Bread is the largest contributor of salt in Brits’ diets, according to the National Diet and Nutrition Survey, with most adults buying 60 loaves a year.
The food industry has set voluntary salt reduction targets since 2006, with the current target for 2024 set at a maximum of 1.01g of salt per 100g of bread.
The Action on Salt research investigated salt levels in 242 pre-sliced breads available on the high street to see whether they are meeting this goal and how they vary.
Some 11 per cent of the loaves exceeded the target.
The saltiest bread was Hovis Bakers Since 1886 White Half Cob, containing 1.48g per 100g.
It was followed by Crosta & Mollica Pane Pugliese Toasting Bread (1.3g per 100g), The Polish Bakery Baltonowski Premium Bread – Chleb Baltonowski (1.3g) and Hovis Granary (1.28g).
For comparison, the Hovis cob was six times the amount in the least salty — Waitrose Rye and Wheat Dark Sourdough Bread, which only contained 0.51g per 100g.
One slice of the Hovis option contains around 0.83g of salt, nearly double as much as a small portion of McDonald’s Fries (0.44g).
A McDonald’s Hamburger contains 1.2g of salt, while Walkers Ready Salted has 0.46g per pack.
Action on Salt said the stark variety in salt levels suggest the targets could be set lower.
Sheena Bhageerutty, assistant nutritionist at Action on Salt says: “Bread is the single biggest contributor of salt to our diets.
“Even the smallest of reductions in salt would go a long way for our health.
“This is why we urgently need companies to double down their efforts to reduce salt further and make salt reduction a priority.”
A Hovis spokesperson said: “Over the last 20 years, Hovis has been actively reducing the levels of salt in its products, with the data provided by Action for Salt confirming this notable reduction over time.
“The vast majority of our range is fully compliant with current salt targets.
‘The three Hovis products that Action for Salt have highlighted as exceeding the voluntary salt targets are Cobs, which are part of our premium Hovis 1886 artisanal inspired range, developed to deliver exceptional taste and variety for those special occasions that they are bought for.
“Hovis 1886 Cobs currently only represent approximately 1 per cent of all Hovis loaves sold, but along with our ever popular core Hovis range help to offer an exciting, tasty and relevant range to a wide variety of shoppers with differing needs and budgets.
‘All our product recipes are continually reviewed in light of evolving guidelines and will continue to be carefully crafted to the highest standards, as they have been for almost 140 years, being enjoyed in moderation as part of a balanced diet .”
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Miley Cyrus’s ‘Flowers’ video contains juicy Easter eggs
Singer Miley Cyrus is back with her latest single and music video, “Flowers.” The song is an upbeat anthem for singlehood, providing not-so-subtle references to Cyrus’s ex-husband, actor Liam Hemsworth.
Unsurprisingly, sleuths on TikTok and beyond have identified several Easter eggs harkening back to Cyrus’s and Hemsworth’s relationship.
The first is the drop date: January 13, Hemsworth’s birthday. While “Flowers” released on January 12 in the United States, it was already the following day in Australia, Hemsworth’s home country.
Now, let’s get to the actual song. The first lyrics are, “We were good, we were gold / Kinda dream that can’t be sold / We were right ’til we weren’t / Built a home and watched it burn.” This is in reference to Cyrus and Hemsworth’s Malibu home, which burned in a 2018 wildfire.
As for the chorus, fans across social media pointed out that the lyrics seem to be in direct response to those in Bruno Mars’s “When I Was Your Man,” a ballad about the one that got away.
The lines to “When I Was Your Man” are, “I should have bought you flowers and held your hand / Should have gave you all my hours when I had the chance / Take you to every party ’cause all you wanted to do was dance.”
The chorus to “Flowers” is, “I can buy myself flowers, write my name in the sand / Talk to myself for hours, say things you don’t understand / I can take myself dancing, and I can hold my own hand.”
There’s a rumor that Hemsworth once dedicated the Bruno Mars song to her, but that hasn’t been verified — and would be weird, considering it’s a breakup song.
The next Easter egg is also speculation, but would be sweet if true. In the latter portion of the video, Cyrus dances in a suit. Fans are already reporting this is the same suit that Hemsworth wore to the Avengers: Endgame premiere, where he supposedly asked Cyrus to “behave for once” after she pretended to lick him. TikTok sleuths have been examining the footage of this moment, with many suggesting Hemsworth actually said “you’re gonna pay for it”.
If nothing else, it’s a similar suit. While rumors are flying, the target of the song is abundantly clear.
A Destiny 2 Exotic weapon contains a hidden musical secret
A Destiny 2 Exotic weapon contains a hidden secret wherein each shot has a one-in-ten chance of playing a widely-known motif from the popular FPS game, Bungie developer Juan Pablo Uribe shared via Twitter on November 18.
“My parting Destiny gift to you all: There’s a 1 in 10 chance when firing a sustained beam of Ruinous Effigy that you’ll get a very subtle extra layer of a particular musical motif from a certain destiny release that the music team gifted me with,” the tweet from Uribe, whose Twitter profile lists them as a senior sound developer at Bungie, reads. “You’ll know it when you hear it.”
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