The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is out with final guidance titled: “Voluntary Sodium Reduction Goals: Target Mean and Upper Bound Concentrations for Sodium in Commercially Processed, Packaged, and Prepared Foods,” which
Continue Reading FDA announces plan to tamp down sodium consumption in U.S. diets
More than 90 percent of U.S. children aged 6-18 years eat more sodium than recommended, putting them at risk for developing high blood pressure and heart disease later in life, according to a new CDC
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg is promising in media interviews that new sodium guidance, probably dependent on voluntary compliance by the food industry, is coming soon. The American diet of processed and
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Update: This article has been edited to remove references to caramel coloring. What do trans fat, caffeine and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have in common? Each of these distinct, seemingly unrelated food controversies actually
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Since 1980, U.S. dietary guidelines have advised eating less sodium (salt is 40% sodium, 60% chloride). Although sodium is an essential nutrient, most Americans consume way more than they need or is good for them—around
Continue Reading The Endless Debate About Salt: Don't Worry. Eat (Real) Food
Health experts have long promoted one simple, consistent message when it comes to salt intake: cut back. Now, a review from the Institute of Medicine suggests that a diet too low in sodium may actually
Continue Reading Institute of Medicine: Low Salt Intake May Be Unhealthy
The San Francisco-based Somersault Snack Co., LLC has recalled some of its Somersaults Pacific Sea Salt (6 oz.) for a packaging mistake. “Limited quantities of Somersaults Santa Fe Salsa flavored product were inadvertently commingled with
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The current trend of minimization in food formulation and processing – such as the reduction of salt levels in products like meat and cheese and milder processing techniques designed to preserve fresh characteristics of products
Continue Reading Food Processing Trends Underscore Need for Additional Safety
Hannah Overton, 34, is serving life without the possibility of parole at the Murray Unit, a maximum-security women’s prison near Waco, Texas.
Her crime: capital murder for salt poisoning by omission or failure to act.
Continue Reading Texas Case Puts Light on Rare Danger of Salt Poisoning
Salt is commonly viewed as the enemy of a healthy diet. However, liberal use of the salt shaker might actually be more of a cure than a curse when it comes to human health, according
Continue Reading New Study Shakes Medical Advice on Low-Salt Diets
