It certainly reached the UK. I recall salt manufacturers being up in arms when the government started pushing for lower salt intake a good few years ago. A few

It certainly reached the UK. I recall salt manufacturers being up in arms when the government started pushing for lower salt intake a good few years ago. A few brave scientists even appeared onscreen to say that sugar not salt was the real problem. At the time though there was less hostility to sugar so the salt restrictions went into force and I believe the sugar lobby even were able to squash a few reports condemning excessive sugar intake.