Advisory Board March 24, 2023
Americans eat a lot of sandwiches, which can often be loaded with sodium, saturated fats, added sugars, and preservatives. But experts say there are changes you can make to your sandwiches to improve your health, Andrea Petersen reports for the Wall Street Journal.
‘You’re literally eating a heart bomb’
Nearly half of Americans eat a sandwich on any given day, Petersen reports. Sandwiches are common because they’re portable, typically inexpensive, and all over the place, making it very convenient for Americans to eat, Petersen reports.
“Americans eat so much of their meals not sitting down at a table,” said Erica Kenney, assistant professor of public health nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. “They are eating in...