News tagged with salt intake

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Low sodium intake could be riskier than thought

Doctors have long encouraged patients to slash their salt intake for good heart health.

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created May 06, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Cut down on salt, government says -- and calories

(AP) -- You should eat less salt, the government says. A lot less. It won't be easy. Consumers will need help from food companies if they are going to meet the government's ambitious new goals, announced ...

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created Jan 31, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Watching salt intake lowers blood pressure, health risks in diabetes

For patients living with diabetes, reducing the amount of salt in their daily diet is key to warding off serious threats to their health, a new review of studies finds.

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created Dec 08, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study shows science should trump politics in salt debate, editorial says

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study showing that sodium consumption in the United States has remained unchanged for more than 40 years provides further evidence that federal efforts to reduce salt intake are both futile and unnecessary, ...

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created Nov 04, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Mandatory curbs on food salt content 20 times more effective than voluntary curbs

Imposing statutory limits on the salt content of processed foods could be 20 times more effective than voluntary curbs by industry, finds research published online in the journal Heart.

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created Nov 02, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Benefit of exercise in patients with hypertension has been insufficiently investigated

There are many good reasons to ensure sufficient exercise in everyday life. However, advising patients with increased blood pressure (hypertension) to exercise regularly is often regarded as a specific medical measure aiming ...

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created Oct 26, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Some salt consumption deemed good for blood pressure

An increased intake of 'good' potassium salts could contribute significantly to improving blood pressure at the population level. The favorable effect brought about by potassium is even estimated to be comparable with the ...

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created Sep 14, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Chicken producers debate 'natural' label

(AP) -- A disagreement among poultry producers about whether chicken injected with salt, water and other ingredients can be promoted as "natural" has prompted federal officials to consider changing labeling guidelines.

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created Jul 30, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Cut the salt and ditch the drugs: Controlling blood pressure in dialysis patients

For kidney patients trying to control their blood pressure, reducing fluid build-up in the blood is more effective than using antihypertensive medications, according to an analysis appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Jo ...

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created May 27, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Lemonade can help prevent kidney stones

(PhysOrg.com) -- We've all heard the expression, "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade." Passing a kidney stone would qualify for one of life's "lemons," but did you know that drinking lemonade has been shown to prevent ...

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created Apr 22, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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 ...

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created Apr 22, 2010 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (31) | comments 88 | with audio podcast

Proposed industry effort to reduce salt in food could save lives, money, study shows

A voluntary effort by the U.S. food service industry to reduce salt in processed foods could have far-reaching implications for the health of the U.S. population, preventing strokes and heart attacks in nearly a million Americans ...

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created Mar 01, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cutting Sodium From Your Diet

(PhysOrg.com) -- Keep in mind that salt is not only what comes out of the shaker, but rather what goes into the food during processing and manufacture.

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created Feb 16, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study prompts calls for Europe-wide salt legislation

The European Society of Cardiology welcomes new research published in the New England Journal of Medicine which quantifies for the first time the annual number of new cases of coronary heart disease, stroke and myocardial ...

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created Jan 26, 2010 | popularity 1.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Even small dietary reductions in salt could mean fewer heart attacks, strokes and deaths

Reducing salt in the American diet by as little as one-half teaspoon (or three grams) per day could prevent nearly 100,000 heart attacks and 92,000 deaths each year, according to a new study. Such benefits are on par with ...

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created Jan 21, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0