Salt Intake

8 Foods With More Salt Than Potato Chips

The Huffington Post | Sarah Klein | Posted 04.04.2012

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You probably already know that a diet too high in salt can increase a person's risk of heart attack, stroke, heart failure, and dying from other heart...

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Madeline Sharples: How Lunching With Old Friends Revealed Surprise Lessons About That Old Warning -- Hold The Salt

Red Room | Posted 02.08.2012

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I want my friends to be around for more of our traditional group lunches and dinners. So I hope they'll join me in paying a very small price for a normal blood pressure rate -- eat less salt. Luckily, I got into the habit early.

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Reducing Salt Can Save Lives

Nalini Saligram | Posted 10.10.2011

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Let us dispel any confusion there may be. There is a direct relationship between salt and hypertension -- and hypertension leads to cardiovascular disease.

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Why You Love French Fries

The Huffington Post | Dean Praetorius | Posted 06.09.2011

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No one can resist a good, crisp, fresh, hot, salty french fry. A new study, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, may have figured out just why...

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Gov't To Certain Americans: Eat Only A Half Teaspoon Of Sodium Per Day

AP | MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — 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 ...

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Salt Reduction Coming For Groceries, Restaurants

AP | KAREN MATTHEWS | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Sixteen food companies plan to cut the amount of salt in bacon, flavored rice and dozens of other products as part of a national effo...

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Reducing Salt to Protect against Heart Attacks and Strokes

Dr. John Salerno | Posted 11.17.2011

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Americans consume roughly twice the recommended limit of salt each day, causing widespread high blood pressure and placing millions at risk of heart attack and stroke.

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