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List Of Low Sodium Foods - Articles
Is Sodium Sulfur (NaS) Battery a viable Grid Energy Storage Solution?
by
Neal ..
Posted
Mon 16 Jan 2012 11:41am
On September 21st, 2011, sodium-sulfur (NAS) batteries installed at Mitsubishi Materials Corp’s Tsukuba Plant, Japan, caught on fire. It took firefighters more than 8 hours to control the blaze, and two weeks to extinguish the fire. NGK Insulators Ltd., the company that manufactured the energy storage system, said the fire authorities are still
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Health Risks Of Sodium Rich Foods
by
Taylor Zeggil
Posted
Mon 22 Mar 2010 2:28pm
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Most food sources today are extremely high in sodium and can take a real toll on your health and body. The body needs approximately 500 mg of sodium... . These problems will begin to occur with a diet that consists of more then 2400 mg of sodium daily.
Some major contributors to a high sodium diet are;
Fast foods- some fast food
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Should Sodium Content in Food Be Regulated?
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Keep Your Heart Healthy
Posted
Sat 03 Jul 2010 6:49am
An article on the AARP website ( Mandate Salt Content in Processed Food, Sodium in Diet? – AARP Bulletin ) has brought up some interesting points on the war against sodium. According to their article, the FDA has stepped in to ask major food companies to lower their salt content. Plus, the Department of Agriculture has recommended lowering
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High - Sodium Foods to Avoid
by
Niyaprakash
Posted
Tue 24 May 2011 12:45pm
High-Sodium Foods to Avoid
Find out which foods have a shocking amount of sodium -- even without the salt shaker
Source - Prevention.com
Canned vegetable soup(1 cup... singles (1): 250 mg
Hearty white bread (1 slice): 250 mg
Low-sodium vegetable juice (8 oz): 140 mg
Did you know...
Hate dairy? An 8-ounce glass of fortified orange juice
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Should food labels say salt or sodium?
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Dr. Marion Nestle
Posted
Tue 26 Apr 2011 6:36pm
sodium, not salt.
The U.S. delegation to the Codex Committee on Food Labeling will push for requiring the term “sodium” rather than “salt” on nutrition labels.
The European Union and its allies prefer “salt,” arguing that it is better understood by consumers. But:
The United States is strongly opposed to removing “sodium” from the list
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Sodium and Processed Foods
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mike santoro
Posted
Tue 01 Dec 2009 10:06pm
with diminished potassium is a common cause of high blood pressure.
In most Americans diets only 5% of sodium intake comes from natural ingredients in foods they eat, while prepared..."Watch your Sodium intake"... we've all heard that before, but rarely does anyone mentions Potassium.
Sodium is an electrolyte, an important mineral used within the body
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You Ask, I Answer: Sodium/Processed Foods
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Andy B.
Posted
Fri 13 Nov 2009 10:01pm
Perhaps you can explain to me in lay terms why processed food packs so much sodium.
I think it is because sodium preserves food, or is it just to add flavor?
– Anonymous... of jams).
The high sodium content in processed foods these days, though, isn’t solely to retard spoilage.
Issues of flavor, texture, and mouthfeel come into play.
In baked goods
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You Ask, I Answer: Sodium/Processed Foods
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Andy B.
Posted
Sun 24 Aug 2008 2:01pm
Perhaps you can explain to me in lay terms why processed food packs so much sodium.
I think it is because sodium preserves food, or is it just to add flavor... in sugar (thus the concept of jams).
The high sodium content in processed foods these days, though, isn't solely to retard spoilage.
Issues of flavor, texture
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