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Food in the USA are asking the government to make new salt . America’s Institute of Medicine (IOM) wants the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to the amount of salt put in food. This would affect how food manufacturers and restaurants their food. The institute believes America’s love with salt must end. It says Americans far too much salt, which is leading to too many health problems. The IOM says salt is the same as it was decades ago, despite many health to get people to use less. Its report says: “If you look at salt intake over a number of decades, it has not gone down despite a number of and it is still at a very high level.” Its main recommendation is to set for safe levels of salt in food.

Not everyone is happy with the IOM’s . Lori Roman, head of America’s Salt Institute, said the IOM’s recommendations were “not scientifically ". Roman, added: "They're talking about some very reductions. They could be harming people.” Gary Howard, a spokesman for the Campaign for Liberty group also the IOM was going too far, saying: "It's another [attack] on people's personal ." Supporters of the bill say America’s health must come first. salt could reduce high blood pressure and the well-being of hundreds of thousands of people. High blood pressure a third of U.S. adults, or around 75 million people. It also the risks of having heart attacks, strokes and kidney .