Dr Judith Bryans, director of The Dairy Council, said: “Reducing salt to recommended guidelines remains an important aspect of improving health in the UK diet, but demonising foods is not the best way of doing so.
“In this latest alarmist report, CASH has targeted butter and margarine. Butter contributes only 1% of the overall salt intake to the diets of British adults. Both unsalted and salted butters are available in the UK and readily available for the consumer to make their own choice.
“It is time that CASH pursued the worthy aims of general salt reduction by helping to educate consumers about establishing a good dietary pattern with plenty of fruit and vegetables, whole grains, lean protein sources and some dairy as is the current government guideline for good health. This can include foods like butter in appropriate amounts.”
Source: The Dairy Council
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