News tagged with sodium salt
Road runoff spurring spotted salamander evolution
Spotted salamanders exposed to contaminated roadside ponds are adapting to their toxic environments, according to a Yale paper in Scientific Reports. This study provides the first documented evidence that a vertebrate has ...
Feb 01, 2012 |
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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.
May 06, 2011 |
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Low sodium salt substitute; good for heart, diabetes and high blood patients
A group of researchers from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) successfully produced Cardio-mate or a salt substitute from plants with low sodium content which proves to be friendly for heart, diabetes and high ...
Apr 18, 2011 |
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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 ...
Jan 31, 2011 |
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Population-wide reduction in salt consumption recommended
The American Heart Association today issued a call to action for the public, health professionals, the food industry and the government to intensify efforts to reduce the amount of sodium (salt) Americans consume daily.
Jan 13, 2011 |
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Getting salty: Can beet juice, other alternatives help to keep the nation's highways ice-free?
While beautiful to look at, snow turns roadways into skating rinks. Coming to the rescue is the humble sodium chloride, also known as salt, which is far and away the simplest and most frequently used deicing ...
Dec 20, 2010 |
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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, ...
Nov 04, 2010 |
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System for eliminating salt may point to new antihypertensives
A study of the body system that deals with Americans' love affair with salt may yield more insight into why so many end up hypertensive and how to better treat them.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 31, 2010 |
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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.
Jul 30, 2010 |
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Small fraction of Americans meet salt guidelines
(AP) -- Most U.S. adults should eat less than a teaspoon of salt each day, but a new government report says just 1 in 18 meet that goal.
Jun 24, 2010 |
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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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Too much salt: Report urges FDA to force rollback
(AP) -- Too much salt is hidden in Americans' food, and regulators plan to work with manufacturers to cut back - but the government isn't ready to go along with a major new recommendation that it order a ...
Apr 20, 2010 |
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Tracking down rust
(PhysOrg.com) -- Damage to concrete bridges caused by rust can have fatal consequences, at worst leading to a total collapse. Now, researchers have developed an early-warning system for rust. Sensor-transponders ...
Apr 05, 2010 |
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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 ...
Mar 01, 2010 |
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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.
Feb 16, 2010 |
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