Gail's sandwich holds 6.88g salt, exceeds UK limit
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- Gail's sold a triple‑deck chicken sandwich with 6.88 g of salt, exceeding the UK’s 6 g daily limit and the WHO’s 5 g recommendation.
- World Health Organization warned that excess salt intake contributes to about 1.7 million deaths worldwide each year.
- Dr Luz Maria De Regil (WHO director of nutrition) said high salt consumption remains a top preventable driver of global mortality.
- Sonia Pombo (researcher at Queen Mary University of London) noted that the body needs only a tiny amount of sodium and that most people consume far more, raising blood pressure and cardiovascular risk.
- Gail's chicken sandwich costs £8.90 and contains roughly 1,000 calories, with three slices of bread, bacon, smoked chicken, salad, and coleslaw.
Why it matters: Consumers risk hypertension and cardiovascular disease, while public health officials see the sandwich as a stark example of how everyday foods can push salt intake past WHO limits, contributing to the 1.7 million annual deaths.
