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I know it’s a good idea for adults to watch how much salt they eat, especially if they’re at risk for high blood pressure. But what about kids? Should parents cut back on how much salt their kids eat, too? Good question and the answer is yes, at least for teens. The typical American teenager eats about nine grams of salt per day. That’s twice the recommended amount. And the tricky part is that it’s not a matter of sprinkling salt on food. Most of the salt that teens and adults get is already added to processed and prepared foods. Pizza is especially bad, and even baked goods have a lot of salt. So kids can end up eating too much salt without knowing it.
我知道這對成年人來說是一個好主意:看下他們吃了多少鹽，尤其是關注下他們是否有患高血壓的危險。但是我們的孩子呢？家長也應該少給自己的孩子吃鹽嗎？好問題，答案是肯定的，至少對青少年來說是這樣的。典型的美國青少年每天約吃9克鹽。這是推薦量的兩倍。而棘手的部分是，這不是一個食品上灑鹽的問題。青少年和成人攝入的大部分鹽已經食品加工和準備中已經添加了。比薩尤其糟糕的，甚至焙烤食品也有大量的鹽。因此，孩子們如果不知道就會吃太多的鹽。
