HEALTH BRIEFS
New York City Mayor seeks to trim salt from diets
Health experts say Americans now eat about twice the amount of salt they should.
Garden of Healing®
New York City is focusing on sodium as the next unhealthy enemy in its crusade to coax people into eating better.
The city's health department released draft guidelines Monday recommending that companies voluntarily limit the amount of salt in a variety of manufactured and packaged foods in an effort to help reduce the average American's salt intake by 20% in five years. The recommended salt reductions range from a 20% drop in peanut butter to a 40% decline in canned vegetables.
Health experts say Americans now eat about twice the amount of salt they should. Too much sodium can contribute to high blood pressure, which can cause heart attack and stroke.
© 2009 The Garden of Healing® Company. All Rights Reserved.
New York City Mayor seeks to trim salt from diets
Health experts say Americans now eat about twice the amount of salt they should.
Garden of Healing®
New York City is focusing on sodium as the next unhealthy enemy in its crusade to coax people into eating better.
The city's health department released draft guidelines Monday recommending that companies voluntarily limit the amount of salt in a variety of manufactured and packaged foods in an effort to help reduce the average American's salt intake by 20% in five years. The recommended salt reductions range from a 20% drop in peanut butter to a 40% decline in canned vegetables.
Health experts say Americans now eat about twice the amount of salt they should. Too much sodium can contribute to high blood pressure, which can cause heart attack and stroke.
© 2009 The Garden of Healing® Company. All Rights Reserved.
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