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Sophie Law

Heart disease risk as 'hidden' salt in UK's favourite meals as much as '22 bags of crisps'

From a Saturday night takeaway to a Sunday roast dinner, we all look forward to our end-of-the-week meals.

But nutritional experts at OriGym have warned of the unbelievably high salt and sugar content that feature in some of our favourite weekend dishes.

It’s recommended that the average adult should eat no more than 30g of sugar and 6g of salt a day. But with some weekend dishes containing up to 44g of sugar and 10g of salt, many of these individual ‘treat’ meals exceed an adult’s daily intake by nearly a third.

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