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How Much Salt Do You Really Eat?

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High Salt Diets May Make You More Susceptible to Food Poisoning

The FDA is warning consumers that they may be consuming far more salt than they think. Even if you don’t salt your food at the table or while cooking, you are probably consuming a lot of sodium, especially if you eat prepared or processed foods. Most of the sodium in the American diet comes from … Read more

Chronic High Sodium Diet Associated with Hypertension

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New research published in the America Heart Association’s journal Circulation has found that in people who do not have high blood pressure (hypertension), a chronic high sodium diet is associated with the development of that disease. Researchers thought that a high sodium diet, over time, would cause damage to blood vessels in the endothelial layer. … Read more

American Heart Association Proposes Change to Salt’s GRAS Status

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The American Heart Association has commented on the FDA’s proposal to reduce American consumer’s sodium consumption with an interesting twist. That organization would like to see salt’s status as a “safe ingredient” modified. The AHA would also like to see more limits put on the process that lets food companies make their own GRAS determinations. … Read more

Nine in Ten U.S. Adults Consume Too Much Sodium

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Almost all adult Americans consume too much sodium, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Ninety percent of the sodium in our diets comes from food, and the sodium we get from foods is concentrated in prepared foods and processed foods; it’s not added at the table via the salt … Read more

New Research Finds Early Experience Shapes Salt Preference

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Most of us know that we consume too much sodium. In fact, Americans consume about 3400 milligrams of sodium every day. The recommended daily limit is about 2300 milligrams. The body’s actual requirement for sodium is only 220 milligrams a day. Most of the sodium in our diet comes from processed foods. Because salt is on the “Generally Regarded as Safe” (G.R.A.S.) list, producers can add as much salt as they want to processed foods.

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