In a report that may bolster public policy efforts to get Americans to reduce the amount of salt in their diets, scientists writing in The New England Journal of Medicine conclude that lowering the amount of salt people eat by even a small amount could reduce cases of heart disease, stroke and heart attacks as much as reductions in smoking,obesity and cholesterol levels.
But it's interesting to consider and had me putting less soy sauce on my broccoli this evening. And just half a teaspoon less reportedly makes a difference:
If everyone consumed half a teaspoon less salt per day, there would be between 54,000 and 99,000 fewer heart attacks each year and between 44,000 and 92,000 fewer deaths, according to the study, which was conducted by scientists at University of California San Francisco, Stanford University Medical Center and Columbia University Medical Center.No wonder NYC is trying to encourage food producers to reduce salt by 25% over the next five years. It worked with trans fat!
So it's true. http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=9AMJ7IMD5BO2&preview=article&linkid=9959e0ff-0c67-4190-8fa1-163bb3dd75b5&pdaffid=ZVFwBG5jk4Kvl9OaBJc5%2bg%3d%3d
ReplyDeleteBut you know, I've went a week now without salt (I've lost my shaker... how odd is that???) and it's not impossible. On the contrary, you get the cozy feeling that you're doing something good for your body.
Sincerely,
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ReplyDeleteFor once the UK government was in front of you, in this country we have been lowering salt content in food for many years. Then we put it on the roads and in our water softeners. Beware, almost everything you eat or drink can be bad for you but laughter is the best medicine.