Force the food industry to lower salt levels in products. Slap warning labels on foods that exceed healthy salt intake. And develop policies that ban too much salt in meals served in daycares, schools and nursing homes.

If grocery stores slapped high taxes on bags of chips, two-litre bottles of Coke and chocolate bars, would that stop consumers from buying unhealthy food? <br /><br />

Canadians grabbing dinner at McDonald’s, Pizza Hut and other fast food joints are eating “substantially” higher levels of salt compared to the same fat-laden foods in other countries, new global research suggests.