News tagged with sodium levels


Salt consumption in India: The need for data to initiate population-based prevention efforts

(Medical Xpress)—International researchers are studying the salt intake of Indian adults to provide vital new data to aid the development of a national salt reduction strategy.

Health created May 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Voluntary reduction has failed as processed and fast food salt levels remain high as ever

The dangerously high salt levels in processed food and fast food remain essentially unchanged, despite numerous calls from public and private health agencies for the food industry to voluntarily reduce sodium ...

Health created May 13, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Simulated Mars mission reveals body's sodium rhythms

Clinical pharmacologist Jens Titze, M.D., knew he had a one-of-a-kind scientific opportunity: the Russians were going to simulate a flight to Mars, and he was invited to study the participating cosmonauts.

Medical research created Jan 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Skin and immune system influence salt storage and regulate blood pressure

High blood pressure is responsible for many cardiovascular diseases that are the leading cause of death in industrialized countries. High salt intake has long been considered a risk factor, but not every type of high blood ...

Medical research created Sep 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

How much sodium are you eating? New online salt calculator sums it up

Canadians can track how much salt they're eating and identify the main sources of sodium in their diet using a new online Salt Calculator.

Health created Mar 11, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Reducing salt and increasing potassium will have major global health benefits

Cutting down on salt and, at the same time, increasing levels of potassium in our diet will have major health and cost benefits across the world, according to studies published in BMJ today.

Health created Apr 04, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Study links hyponatremia with increased risk of death, complications following surgery

An observational study of nearly 1 million patients who underwent surgery suggests that preoperative hyponatremia (an electrolyte disorder in which sodium levels in the blood are low) was associated with an increased risk ...

Surgery created Sep 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New model predicts hospital readmission risk

Hospital readmissions are a costly problem for patients and for the United States health care system with studies showing nearly 20 percent of Medicare patients are readmitted to the hospital within 30 days ...

Health created Mar 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists study how to reduce salt, but not flavor, in cheese

From soup to nuts, supermarket shelves teem with products trumpeting their reduced-salt status. Not in the cheese cooler, though.

Health created Dec 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Where's the salt? Hidden in your Thanksgiving menu

(AP) -- No need for a salt shaker on the Thanksgiving table: Unless you really cooked from scratch, there's lots of sodium already hidden in the menu.

Health created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

In the war on salt, not everyone need be a soldier, some experts say

Despite several decades of urging from doctors and government officials to cut back on salt, a culprit in high blood pressure, most Americans aren't paying much attention.

Health created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New methods enable the early detection of Achilles tendon damage

Two biochemical methods, developed at the Centre of Excellence for High Field Magnetic Resonance at the MedUni Vienna by Vladimir Juras from the University Department of Radiodiagnostics, are enabling Achilles ...

Other created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Menu labeling requirements lead to healthier options at chain restaurants

The recent Supreme Court decision on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has cleared the way for national requirements about posting nutritional information at chain restaurants. Listing calories, fat content, ...

Health created Jul 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Heart failure study: Health-literate patients not always adept at managing care

A patient's education level is not a fail-safe predictor of how well they will manage symptoms related to complicated chronic diseases, such as heart failure, according to a Purdue University study.

Cardiology created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0