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Sat 05 May 2004They're OK to eat honestWe live in strange times. We eat "healthy" breakfast cereals that contain more salt than seawater but also know over use of salt can cause heart disease, writes Dick Ahlstrom, Science EditorWe increasingly use "healthy" low fat spreads, but we dive into crisps and wolf oily chips whenever we get a chance