iScienceTimes.com The fast food industry is one of the saltiest industries in the U.S. food business. However, even among leading chains, sodium contents vary widely. A medium serving of McDonald's French fries contains about 270 mg of sodium per 100 g serving; Burger ...
Nature World News Doctors have long touted the need to reduce sodium intake, but now a new study says there is actually no evidence to back up the benefits of a low- sodium diet. Reducing salt consumption below the currently recommended 2,300 milligrams - about 1 1/2 ...
Examiner.com The American Heart Association guidelines are even tougher than U.S. government guidelines, saying that no one should eat more than 1,500 mg of sodium a day. In the face of the new salt study, the AHA said it continues to stand by its low- sodium ...
Grist It looks at studies on sodium intake and health outcomes conducted since 2005 — the last time the U.S. issued dietary guidelines on salt . Back then, the USDA r...
Science World Report A latest study published in JAMA Internal Medicine states that despite calls by several medical experts to reduce the intake of sodium , it is seen that the dangerously high levels of salt in processed and fast food remains unchanged. According to a new ...
Raw Story The amount of salt in foods that are processed or sold at fast food restaurants is still high despite calls by medical experts for people to cut sodium for better health, a US study said Monday. Americans on average eat more than twice the recommended ...
Science Daily (press release) May 13, 2013 — 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 ...
NBCNews.com “The report is missing a critical component -- a comprehensive review of well-established evidence which links too much sodium to high blood pressure and heart disease.” The Institute agrees that Americans eat far too much salt -- more than 3,400 ...
MiamiHerald.com The Institute of Medicine report, “ Sodium Intake in Populations: Assessment of Evidence,” was commissioned by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to evaluate new research that looks at the overall health effects of salt consumption ...
Seattle Post Intelligencer Make no mistake: Most Americans eat way too much, not just from salt shakers but because of sodium hidden inside processed foods and restaurant meals. Tuesday's report stresses that, overall, the nation needs to ease back on the sodium for better heart ...
