Americans eat 50% more salt than recommended, and FDA wants to change that. Here's how
It's no secret the U.S. depends on processed, packaged foods; they are convenient and affordable.
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It's no secret the U.S. depends on processed, packaged foods; they are convenient and affordable.
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Reducing sodium intake by any amount can lower blood pressure over the long term—and may benefit everyone, including people with normal blood pressure, new research shows.
Feb 16, 2021
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Dietary guidelines recommend that Americans consume less than 2,300 milligrams of sodium a day in their diet—about a teaspoon's worth. The reality is that most people in the United States are eating far more sodium than ...
Mar 6, 2020
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High blood pressure (BP) affects more than 150 million adults in the United States, putting them at increased risk for a range of health problems, including heart attack and stroke. Because salt consumption is thought to ...
Jan 21, 2020
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A worldwide effort to lower people's blood pressure, cut their sodium intake, and eliminate trans fat from their diet could dramatically reduce the incidence of premature death from cardiovascular disease (CVD) over a quarter ...
Jun 10, 2019
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Slash sodium from your diet. That's the advice inevitably given to everyone.
May 13, 2019
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Lightheadedness with standing, otherwise known as postural lightheadedness, results from a gravitational drop in blood pressure and is common among adults. While mild in many adults, it has been cited as an important contributing ...
Feb 8, 2019
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Nearly a fifth of heart disease deaths in adults aged 25-69 in 2011 may be attributed to high sodium diets in a large province in China. Reducing salt intake in the region could potentially save thousands of lives, according ...
Dec 19, 2018
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(HealthDay)—Mean systolic blood pressure is increased with increasing sodium intake only in communities in the highest tertile of sodium intake, according to a study published online Aug. 9 in The Lancet.
Aug 23, 2018
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Eating foods high in salt is known to contribute to high blood pressure, but does that linear relationship extend to increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death? Recent cohort studies have contested that relationship, ...
Jun 21, 2018
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