News tagged with salt consumption
Salt Shakeup: No Need to Regulate What Our Bodies Already Control
(PhysOrg.com) -- Yesterday the Institute of Medicine issued an official report claiming that Americans consume too much salt and urging that new government standards be established for "acceptable sodium content" in foods ...
Apr 22, 2010 |
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High salt intake directly linked to stroke and cardiovascular disease
High salt intake is associated with significantly greater risk of both stroke and cardiovascular disease, concludes a study published in the BMJ today.
Nov 24, 2009 |
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New Evidence Shakes up Perceptions of Salt
(PhysOrg.com) -- As the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans are currently under development and regulations surrounding sodium consumption are being considered, an analysis of evidence to be released online ...
Oct 15, 2009 |
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Chloride found at levels that can harm aquatic life in urban streams of the Northern US
Levels of chloride, a component of salt, are elevated in many urban streams and groundwater across the northern U.S., according to a new government study.
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Consuming a little less salt could mean fewer deaths
For every gram of salt that Americans reduce in their diets daily, a quarter of a million fewer new heart disease cases and over 200,000 fewer deaths would occur over a decade, researchers said at the American Heart Association's ...
Mar 11, 2009 |
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