Children in Great Britain eat too much salt. They can have consumed almost half their daily limit by breakfast time, research showed. Cereals, bread and dairy – these products contain too much sodium. As reported The Telegraph, the increased level of salt in diet can cause high blood pressure, cardiovascular conditions and strokes. And the start of all this is during the childhood.

Experts evaluated the sodium content of 350 children over a 24 hour period. Children kept a detailed food diary.

The study found that most children are exceeding the recommended intake of salt on a daily basis. Children 5-6 years old consumed 0,75 grams more than the recommended daily norm is, and the teenagers exceeded the norm by 1,5 grams. Children often ate the same products as adults, whose norm is much higher. Boys tended to have a higher salt intake than girls, the authors said. 36% of salt came from cereals and bread, 19% - from meat products, 11% - from dairy. And only 5% comes from salty products.