SALT MAKES FOOD TASTE GOOD BUT HIGH SODIUM INCREASES BLOOD PRESSURE AND MAYBE CANCER THE FDA SAYS SALT IS PROBLEM LIST OF SODIUM CONTENT IN FOODS

SALT AND SODIUM IN FOODS SALT MAKES FOOD TASTE GOOD BUT HIGH SODIUM INCREASES BLOOD PRESSURE AND MAYBE CANCER THE FDA SAYS SALT IS PROBLEM

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A LIST OF SODIUM CONTENT IN FOODS SALT IN COMMON FOODS YOU WILL BE SURPRISED

Salt is a tasty but potentially dangerous food additive. Sodium is in breakfast food,medicines, bread, soup everywhere! Too much sodium, (as in sodium chloride which is salt) has been linked to high blood pressure,a risk factor for heart disease and stroke. The FDA has said salt is a problem in the American diet. A study from the American Institute of Cancer Research found that salt and salt-preserved foods probably increase the chance of developing stomach cancer.










The FDA says salt is a problem and now the FDA is deciding whether and how to regulate salt in foods. The problem is salt and sodium are ubiquitous in our diets and darn it! salt makes things taste good!



Sample sodium content of some favorite snacks (see sodium content list )

Sausage, Frankfurter 1,100

Sausage, Bologna 1,300

Crackers, Graham 670

Crackers, saltines 1,100

Salad dressing 700 to 1300

Tomato ketchup 1,042

Cereal, Rice flakes 987

Baking powder 11,000

FDA Contemplating Crackdown on Salt



Studies published in the British Medical Journal have shown that those who reduced their salt intake did have a lower risk of heart disease and stroke. "“Our study provides unique evidence that sodium reduction might prevent cardiovascular disease and should dispel any residual concern that sodium reduction might be harmful,” it concludes".


Most sodium is consumed in the form of sodium chloride which is table salt. Other forms of sodium are also found in food, so watch out for salt AND sodium.

Long term effects of dietary sodium reduction on cardiovascular disease outcomes: observational follow-up of the trials of hypertension prevention (TOHP)

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Work by a US team led by Nancy Cook, of Harvard Medical School, and including Paul K Whelton of Loyola Medical Center in Illinois have followed up two trials originally conducted in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Both were designed to persuade people to cut their salt intake and to measure how far their blood pressure fell.






You would be surprised at what contains sodium.A cup of soup can contain 1300 milligrams of sodium (see the quiz below). I was amazed when I happened to check Alka Seltzer, a long time favorite of mine. I figured it is a combo of sodium bicarb, citric acid and aspirin. Here is a list of Alka Seltzer's contents per the Alka Seltzer web site:

each tablet contains: sodium 567 mg

Aspirin 325 mg

Heat treated sodium bicarbonate 1916 mg

Citric acid 1000 mg

Alka-Seltzer® in water contains principally the antacid sodium citrate and the analgesic sodium acetylsalicylate.

Alka Seltzer Web Site



Try this

Quiz on Finding Sodium in Your Diet

Here is A LIST OF THE SODIUM CONTENT OF COMMON FOODS


"A key to healthy eating is choosing foods lower in salt and sodium. Most Americans consume more salt than they need. The current recommendation is to consume less than 2.4 grams (2,400 milligrams[mg] ) of sodium a day. That equals 6 grams (about 1 teaspoon) of table salt a day. The 6 grams include ALL salt and sodium consumed, including that used in cooking and at the table. For someone with high blood pressure, the doctor may advise eating less salt and sodium, as recent research has shown that people consuming diets of 1,500 mg of sodium had even better blood pressure lowering benefits. These lower-sodium diets also can keep blood pressure from rising and help blood pressure medicines work better".