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Salt Intake: What You Need To Know Jan. 24, 2023
There's always lots of talk about salt. Let's take a detailed look at salt and its health effects. ... Read More
Shake No More Jul. 22, 2022
You probably know that extra salt isn't healthy. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend no m... Read More
Lowering Your Sodium Intake Apr. 29, 2022
Most of us eat too much salt. We may not use the salt shaker, but we eat out too often and we eat to... Read More
Supplements and Kids Apr. 22, 2022
You may want to check your kids' backpacks. If he or she is a middle-school athlete, you might find ... Read More
Less Sodium, More Potassium Apr. 08, 2022
Here's more proof that skipping the saltshaker and processed foods with high sodium, along with addi... Read More
Healthy Eating tips May. 14, 2021
I've given several presentations lately on "food as medicine" — meaning, eating for health. We... Read More
What Kids Will Eat Jan. 15, 2021
A recently published study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics highlights kids'... Read More
Sodium Math Aug. 07, 2020
So, how much sodium is too much? Depends on how much sodium you've had already. It's the total amoun... Read More
Lowering Your Risk for Heart Disease Jun. 14, 2019
My mother suffered from heart disease most of her life, and eventually the disease took her life. We... Read More
Salt and Cardiovascular Risk Mar. 08, 2019
We need to cut the salt a bit more. A new National Academies report finds that healthy adults can lo... Read More
Hidden Sodium Dec. 14, 2018
Everybody has sodium in their diet; it's a fact of life. Sodium is an essential nutrient. Some of us... Read More
The 'War On Salt' Is Bad Policy Based on Bad Science Jun. 03, 2016
The Center for Science in the Public Interest, one of the few openly authoritarian organizations fun... Read More
Wizard of Id
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Healthy Eating on a Budget Mar. 28, 2014
It really is possible to eat healthy and stick to a budget, says Erin Huffstetler, frugal living exp... Read More
