One wildly popular \u201chealth and wellness\u201d chain may find itself in the crosshairs of a salty Bronx councilman who\u2019s putting common sense on the menu.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Health-conscious City Councilman Oswald J. Feliz<\/a> is taking a stand against absurd levels of sodium, targeting some of the Big Apple\u2019s most popular restaurants. <\/p>\n He\u2019s demanding that chain restaurants include red-type warning signs for items containing \u201cexcessive\u201d sodium, in a recently introduced bill<\/a>.<\/p>\n Pura Vida\u2019s high sodium menu is the subject of a new City Council bill. Helayne Seidman<\/p>\n The push comes as The Post revealed that Pura Vida Miami, the Florida-based food chain that has taken New York by storm, has been quietly fattening up its fashionista fanbase \u2014 one overpriced acai bowl at a time.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cOverconsumption of sodium continues to be a major cause of health complications, including hypertension, kidney damage, and heart failure,\u201d Feliz said.<\/p>\n \u201cThe chain restaurants are literally killing their customers \u2013 customers who do not realize how much sodium they are consuming.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n The bill would call on food service establishments to display a \u201cred and white equilateral triangle icon\u201d on menus and menu boards or tagged on any food item containing in excess of \u201c1,800 milligrams of sodium.\u201d<\/p>\n It would also require a \u201cwarning statement\u201d displayed at the point of purchase.<\/p>\n Pura Vida, which bills itself as a \u201cbeacon of health-conscious living,\u201d lists 10 menu items with a whopping 1,800 milligrams or more of sodium, according to its nutritional table the chain is required to post<\/a> per FDA ruling.<\/p>\n \u201cOverconsumption of sodium continues to be a major cause of health complications, including hypertension, kidney damage, and heart failure,\u201d Council Member Oswald Feliz said. New York City Council<\/p>\n