--- title: New York City Officials Want High-Sodium Warnings in Chain Restaurants description: The New York City health department says they will propose the rule for chain restaurants Wednesday canonical: https://time.com/3914855/new-york-sodium-warnings-salt/ author: Eliana Dockterman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-06-09T19:00:53.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:58:59.068Z article:section: Health og:title: New York Officials Want High-Sodium Warnings og:description: The city's health department will propose rules for chain restaurants Wednesday. og:url: https://time.com/3914855/new-york-sodium-warnings-salt/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt22384656d1e1264d/698853bda988cae4146b2f08/salt.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: salt og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: New York Officials Want High-Sodium Warnings twitter:description: The city's health department will propose rules for chain restaurants Wednesday. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt22384656d1e1264d/698853bda988cae4146b2f08/salt.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # New York Officials Want High-Sodium Warnings in Chain Restaurants ## Video: The Truth About Fat [Watch (HLS stream): The Truth About Fat](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/uYGhfNfS.m3u8) (5:15)  _Published 2014-06-12. When you want to lose weight or get healthy, what is the first thing you would normally cut from your diet? If you said fat, you're not alone_  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Jun 9, 2015 7:00 PM UTC  Studio shot of salt shaker Studio shot of salt shakerGetty Images  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Jun 9, 2015 7:00 PM UTC New York City may become the first in the U.S. to require [warning labels](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/221ecb8c1b3543b5a502b4aea5cef5a2/apnewsbreak-nyc-officials-want-high-sodium-warning-menus) about high sodium content on menus in chain restaurants. The city’s Health Department will propose Wednesday that eateries add a salt shaker symbol to menu items that contain more than the recommended daily limit of 2,300 milligrams of sodium, equal to about one teaspoon of salt, the Associated Press reports. Studies show that people who eat more sodium are at greater risk of developing high blood pressure, which in turn contributes to heart disease, kidney problems and the possibility of a stroke. But doctors say some people are more sensitive to salt than others, so it’s difficult to pinpoint a strict limit to sodium consumption. The average American consumes around 3,300 mg of sodium per day, 1,000 mg over the recommended daily intake. About three-fourths of that sodium intake comes from prepared or processed restaurant foods. Only about one in 10 Americans meet the one teaspoon of salt per day guideline. **Read Next:** [FDA Wants to Limit Your Salt Intake. Is That a Good Thing?](http://time.com/2895763/fda-wants-to-limit-your-salt-intake-is-that-a-good-thing/) \[[_AP_](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/221ecb8c1b3543b5a502b4aea5cef5a2/apnewsbreak-nyc-officials-want-high-sodium-warning-menus)\] New York City Officials Want High-Sodium Warnings in Chain Restaurants ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3914855/new-york-sodium-warnings-salt/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3914855/new-york-sodium-warnings-salt/"},"headline":"New York Officials Want High-Sodium Warnings in Chain Restaurants","datePublished":"2015-06-09T19:00:53.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:58:59.068Z","description":"High salt intake is linked to a raft of health problems","url":"https://time.com/3914855/new-york-sodium-warnings-salt/","keywords":["Nutrition","diet","New York City"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt22384656d1e1264d/698853bda988cae4146b2f08/salt.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliana Dockterman","jobTitle":"Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/"}],"articleSection":"Health","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt22384656d1e1264d/698853bda988cae4146b2f08/salt.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"salt","caption":"salt","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/health/","name":"Health"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/nutrition/","name":"Nutrition"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3914855/new-york-sodium-warnings-salt/","name":"New York Officials Want High-Sodium Warnings in Chain Restaurants"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"The Truth About Fat","description":"When you want to lose weight or get healthy, what is the first thing you would normally cut from your diet? 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