Keeping an eye on the neighbours
United States President Donald Trump yesterday inspected eight towering prototypes for his long-sought wall at the US-Mexico border yesterday and he couldn’t do much to stop Mexicans on the other side of the border peering over the existing barrier.
Trump, making his first trip to California as President, said he preferred a fully concrete wall because it was the hardest to climb, but he noted that it needed to be see-through.
He said the first thing he noticed on the drive to the border was the patched-up holes in part of the existing fence.
“We have a lousy wall over here now, but at least it stops 90, 95 per cent,” Trump said. “When we put up the real wall, we’re going to stop 99 per cent. Maybe more than that.”
Trump’s visit was greeted with peaceful protests by demonstrators both for and against his planned wall.
The trip came amid an escalating battle between his Administration and the liberal state, which has refused to help federal agents detain immigrants who are in the US illegally.
Trump is seeking US$25 billion ($34b) from Congress to extend the wall but Democratic leaders have balked.
His insistence that Mexico pay has gained no traction.
The researchers warned that when eating a sausage with a slice of white bread and tomato sauce a person would consume about 2.35 grams of salt.
It’s recommended adults eat less than 5 grams of salt per day, with excess salt consumption directly linked to high blood pressure — a key risk factor for heart attack and stroke.
Heart Foundation Victoria Dietitian Sian Armstrong says the drop in salt in bacon and sliced meat products proves manufacturers can make their meats less salty.
“It’s a massive concern that in almost a decade there’s been no change to the salt levels in sausages,” Armstrong said.
“The average Aussie eats 44 sausages a year totalling 16 teaspoons of salt,” Armstrong said.
Public health experts have called for national targets to be established to drive manufacturers to reformulate their processed sausages to make them less salty. — AAP