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Too much salt can cause heart
, high blood pressure, and
. These are the leading causes of death
. The WHO says we should have less than 5 grams a day. In Japan, the
person has around 10.1g of salt a day. That's
than 8.5g for Americans. Around 75 per cent of salt in our
comes from processed foods, and from things like soy
. The Electric Salt Spoon costs 19,800 yen (around $99). Kirin hopes to sell a
of them over the next five years. The spoon's
has also created electric chopsticks. These will go on
next year.
