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Did you know that sodium is the bad guy in salt, raising your risks for high blood pressure and other heart ills?
Luckily for Americans, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is working to make it easier for you and your family to eat food with less sodium.
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- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
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- October 19, 2024
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Emboldened by success in its initial efforts to cut dietary salt intake by Americans, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced Phase II of the endeavor.
U.S. Dietary Guidelines recommend that a person consume no more t...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- August 15, 2024
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Doctors already warn folks off salt due to its heart risks, but new research suggests sodium isn't helping your skin either.
Researchers found that as daily salt intake rose, so did the odds for the skin disorder eczema, also known as atopic dermatitis.
"Restriction of dietary sodium intake may be a ...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- June 5, 2024
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Cutting back on sodium is crucial to treating heart disease, but most heart patients aren't able to limit their salt intake, a new study finds.
On average, people with heart disease consume more than double the daily recommended amount of salt, researchers report.
Sodium is essential for human health, but taking in too much can raise blood pressure, which damages blood vessels and f...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- April 2, 2024
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Replacing regular salt with a salt substitute can reduce high blood pressure in older adults, a new study has found.
Older adults who use a salt substitute are 40% less likely to develop high blood pressure compared to those who use regular salt, according to findings published Feb. 12 in the Journal of the American College...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- February 13, 2024
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Folks who habitually add an extra sprinkle of salt to their meals are doing no favors for their kidneys, new research confirms.
The finding held even after researchers accounted for other health issues, such as being overweight, not exercising or smoking and/or drinking.
The bottom line: "Adding salt to foods is associated with increased risk of chronic kidney disease in the general...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- December 29, 2023
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Cutting out just one teaspoon of salt every day lowers blood pressure almost as much as medication does, new research shows.
Investigators said theirs is one of the largest studies ever to include people taking high blood pressure meds in a look at the effect of reducing dietary intake of sodium.
"We found that 70-75% of all people, regardless of whether they are already on blood pr...
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
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- November 13, 2023
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Put down the saltshaker -- especially if you're at risk of type 2 diabetes.
While the condition brings to mind the need to avoid sugar, a new study links it to frequent salt consumption.
"We already know that limiting salt can reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases and hypertension, but this study shows for the first time that taking the saltshaker off the table can help prevent...
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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- November 3, 2023
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It's time to turn your clocks back this Sunday, and a leading group of sleep experts want that return to standard time to be permanent.
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) has issued a new position statement recommending the elimination of seasonal time changes.
About 20 other health organizations have signed that statement, which sleep experts say aligns best with the hum...
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
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- November 3, 2023
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As many as 1 in 3 people who fall ill with COVID-19 will develop long COVID, with symptoms that can persist for months or years, a new study estimates.
Nearly half of participants (47%) in a large-scale U.S. Census Bureau survey said they had been infected with COVID-19 by the end of 2022, the data showed.
Further, 1 in 7 (14%) Americans said they had developed long COVID, with 7% s...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- November 3, 2023
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Instead of adding salt to their meals, older adults can use spices to give their food more zip and keep their blood pressure under control, new research suggests.
"We were working specifically with a population of older adults to see if we could reduce the amount of salt in a product and then tailor it to their tastes," explained study leader Carolyn Ross. She is a professor of food scien...
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- February 8, 2022
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Folks who are determined to shed some pounds in the New Year face a bewildering array of fad diets and quickie weight-loss schemes.
Those weighing eating patterns and diet plans such as intermittent fasting, the
Americans in the prime of their lives are worried about the pounds they packed on during the pandemic and plan to do something about it in the new year, a new Harris Poll/HealthDay survey finds.
Nearly 2 of every 3 U.S. adults (63%) plan to change up their diet in 2022, either by eating less or cutting back on specific foods, poll results reveal.
Adults between the ages of ...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- December 20, 2021
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China and the United States are super powers of salt consumption.
The two world leaders emerged with the highest salt levels in processed meat and fish products among five countries assessed in a new study.
High salt levels in food is a major cause of high blood pressure and its related risks of heart and kidney diseases and death. The World Health Organization recommends a maximum ...
- Robert Preidt
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- October 19, 2021
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it is lowering the recommended levels of sodium in processed, packaged and prepared foods.
The goal of the new, voluntary guideline is to help reduce Americans' average sodium intake from 3,400 milligrams (mg) to 3,000 mg per day -- roughly a 12% reduction -- over the next 2.5 years.
"It's really a pivotal day for the he...
- Steven Reinberg and Robert Preidt and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters
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- October 13, 2021
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People with high blood pressure that doesn't respond to treatment may have more success by following the DASH diet and joining a supervised diet and exercise program, a new study suggests.
DASH is short for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension -- a regimen rich in fruits, vegetables, low-fat dairy products and limited salt.
Duke University researchers found it can help people wit...
- Steven Reinberg
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- September 27, 2021
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