Salt Gets an Unfair Shake, Public Health Feels the Pinch
CO-AUTHORED BY: James J. DiNicolantonio, PharmD-10/13/2015
New York City is set to become the first city in the United States to require sodium warnings on menus. The city’s Board of Health voted unanimously to require large chain restaurants, theaters, and ballparks to post warnings (a salt-shaker symbol in ominous black triangle) for any item containing more than 2,300mg of sodium.