Bacon (Cured meat)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Health specialists have highlighted that bacon contained large amounts of salt which made it the second biggest contributor of salt to the United Kingdom diets. Basically, health officials have found that only two rashes of bacon can contain up to 6g of salt! Meanwhile, the Consensus Action on Salt and Health has warned the public that there are some packs of bacon which contain three times more salt than others. Consequently, several British campaigners have voiced out that bacon should carry a health warning! The health and medical researchers have revealed that Tesco thick-cut smoked back bacon (containing 3.8g of salt per two grilled rashers); Morrisons Saver streaky bacon with 3g per two grilled rashers, and Tesco Everyday Value unsmoked rind-on middle bacon with 5.3g per two grilled rashers are the main brands which contain the highest amounts of salt. The Department of Health should monitor the bacon manufacturers and ensuring that they reduce the large quantities of salt. Scientific experts have underlined that excessive levels of salt...