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List Of Low Sodium Foods - Articles
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?
by
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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Sodium and Processed Foods
by
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
by
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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Sodium Levels and Processed Foods
by
mike santoro
Posted
Fri 29 Jan 2010 8:12am
There is a laundry list of reasons why people should greatly reduce the amount of processed foods in their diet, high in refined sugar and flower, food colorings and chemical additives, nutrient deficient empty calories, and of course high sodium levels just to name a few.
A recent news article Huge range of salt found in processed food sheds
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Should Sodium In Food Be Regulated By The FDA?
by
MadonnaQ
Posted
Mon 26 Apr 2010 9:04pm
The FDA has received a call to start a study concerning whether it should regulate or limit the amount of sodium that food items contain. A study would take time..., has requested the FDA regulate the amount of sodium in food. A recent report published by the Institute of Medicine found Americans have too much sodium in their diets
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“Restrict Sodium” Advice: A Boost to Big Food, Half the Puzzle for Consumers
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Andy B.
Posted
Thu 03 Feb 2011 4:25pm
, public health experts, and food policy watchdogs tuned in at least on the web to the live announcement of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines (published every five years by the U.S.... of sugary drinks”) and good old politics ( as Marion Nestle points out , “eat less” recommendations are about nutrients rather than actual foods).
One of the “hot topics” of the new
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