A new report from the U.S. Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention has found that 90 percent of Americans are eating more salt than is recommended. The researchers say that salt is so pervasive in the nation's food supply--particularly in processed foods--that it is difficult for most people to consume less of it. High levels of salt consumption can increase people's blood pressure, which is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke.
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Most Americans eat too much salt (or sodium). In some studies nearly three times the healthy amount of 1.5 grams per day. 95% of men and... Read more »
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If Americans cut just one gram of salt from their daily diet, there would be 250,000 fewer new cases of heart disease and more than 200,000 fewer... Read more »
A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has found that cutting about a half a teaspoon of salt intake per day could dramatically... Read more »
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