The New York City health department is absolutely correct that the food industry here must lower sodium levels in its products to protect the public.
Marc Futernick, director of emergency services at LA's Dignity Health California Hospital Medical Centerer, used to see dozens of ravers wheeled in, suffering organ failure from ecstasy-induced overheating or with brain damage from excessive water intake, which lowered sodium levels.
"Stronger action…is needed to lower sodium levels and reduce the prevalence of hypertension and cardiovascular diseases," wrote Michael F. Jacobson, Ph.D., and colleagues, the authors of the JAMA Internal Medicine study.
Pinheiro likes Campbell on several counts, including its efforts to lower sodium levels in its soups (a health food angle).
Our fondness for salty convenience foods also leads to high blood pressure and heart attacks, which is why New York City recently launched a campaign to persuade the food industry to lower sodium levels by 50percentt over the next decade.
Lower sodium levels by 50percentt, and 150,000 American lives a year might be saved, he said.
4. Embrace healthy fats and oils: A savory strategy to lower sodium levels.
Restaurants promote their lower sodium levels on the Web, where health-conscious customers seek them out.
Small race differences were observed in sodium and diet acceptability.Both the intermediate and lower sodium levels of each diet are at least as acceptable as the higher sodium level in persons with or at risk for hypertension.
It was funny, I was talking to a colleague in the UK where they have lower sodium levels, and he says every time he comes over here, the food is just so salty and he can't stand it.
