Salon In 1990, the director of nutrition at the Food and Drug Administration remarked in an Associated Press article that “there is no conclusive evidence that salt consumption causes hypertension; it's only a hypothesis.” Despite this lack of closure, in ... and more »
Bloomberg Lowering sodium intake too much may increase the risk of some health problems, the U.S. Institute of Medicine wrote in a study published May 14. “The reduction of salt intake in populations is unavoidably a slow process as technological barriers and ... and more »
Globe and Mail Like fresh salmon, it's a good source of protein, B vitamins, vitamin D, magnesium and selenium. Smoked salmon also contains plenty of DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) and EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid), omega- 3 fatty acids linked to a lower risk of heart ...
DesMoinesRegister.com Injection fluids in poultry or deli meat can also boost sodium content. “Even if you talk to your butcher, you have to clarify whether that meat you're getting has salt-injected fluids to preserve it,” Meek said. Consumers should look for products with ...
Fox News To make matters worse, many popular restaurants willfully exploit the health halo, leading us to order healthy sounding dishes that pack insane amounts of calories, saturated fat, and sodium . Want proof? The following are ten wannabe health foods that ... and more »
The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A. (blog) They also knew that at daily intake levels above 2,300 mg of sodium (which is about a teaspoon of salt ) blood pressure begins to increase. So the US recommendations since 2005 have been that everyone should eat no more than 2,300 mg of sodium daily, ...
domain-B The dangerously high salt levels in processed food and fast food remain essentially unchanged, despite numerous calls from public and private health agencies for the food industry to voluntarily reduce sodium levels, reports a new Northwestern Medicine ...
TakePart “The [New York Times'] editorial cites 'emerging evidence' and the article cites 'troubling' findings that diets low in sodium (mostly from salt ) are harmful,” Jacobson writes. “However, the Times failed to tell readers that, according to the IOM, the ...
OCRegister (subscription) Robert I-San Lin spent nearly eight years as chief scientist for Frito-Lay, where he used theories of quantum mechanics in an attempt to reduce the amount of sodium in chips without increasing cost or losing the salty taste. His effort failed. Article ...
MiamiHerald.com The panel's approved level of 2,300 milligrams per day, however, is still far below the average of 3,400 milligrams of sodium that Americans consume per person per day, much of it from processed foods. Why do processed foods have so much salt ? Because ...
