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More than half of snacks marketed as `healthy` are actually very unhealthy – WION

Experts say that over half of snacks that are sold as healthy are in fact high in fat, salt and sugar.

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Experts say that over half of snacks that are sold as healthy are in fact high in fat, salt and sugar.
The assessment was undertaken by the group Action on Salt in the United Kingdom, which found that 119 snacks that include dried/roasted pulses, processed pulse-based snacks, chickpea chips actually turned out to be saltier than seawater.
Even though such foods are lower in fat, saturated fat, and calories on average, they are high in fibre. At least 43 per cent of such products had high levels…

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