Salt Warnings in New York City
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Starting December 1st, New York City restaurants will be required to post a logo on menus indicating foods that exceed the daily recommended sodium limit of 2,300 milligrams, affecting about 10% of menu items. While New York has implemented other nutrition labeling laws before to encourage healthier diets, some remain uncertain how effective this sodium warning will be given increasing obesity rates despite past preventative measures, and difficulty for New Yorkers to adjust to less salty foods.
Salt Warnings in New York City
- 1. DR. DAVID HILLAM PRESENTS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW D R D A V I D H I L L A M . N E T SALT WARNINGS IN NEW YORK CITY
- 2. Starting December 1st, New York City residents will start seeing this logo on chain restaurant menus.
- 3. It indicates when the food has more than the recommended daily limit of sodium (2,300 milligrams)
- 4. Unfortunately, that will affect about 10% of all menu items in New York City
- 5. New York has implemented similar changes before...
- 6. Including a requirement to post calorie counts on menus...
- 7. And an attempted ban of sugary drinks larger than 16 ounces.
- 8. Doctors and health professionals hope that the label will encourage a low sodium diet for New Yorkers. However...
- 9. Some remain skeptical, as the obesity rate in the U.S. has increased. Despite similar preventative measures.
- 10. And New Yorkers may have a tough time adjusting to less salty foods.