Latest Sodium Stories

WOODINVILLE, Wash., July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- You've heard of the war on drugs. But did you know there's a war on salt? While some of the country's leading politicians, government agencies and medical organizations deem salt the "number-one enemy" to health and want to ban it from dishes and diets everywhere, dissenting voices are cropping up in major news outlets like The New York Times and CNN. Mark Zoske, CEO of SaltWorks®, Inc., agrees that now is the time to speak out....

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The declining health of America's children has a lot to do with a culprit few even suspect: salt. In Salt Kills (Health Now Books, 2012), Dr. Surender R. Neravetla, a heart surgeon and the Director of Cardiac Surgery at Springfield Regional Medical Center explains in easy-to-understand language why salt can be even more of a problem during a child's formative years than it is later on in adulthood. In addition, it sets children up for...

The current average levels of salt consumption are well within the healthy range according to a comprehensive review in the American Journal of Hypertension. Alexandria, VA (PRWEB) June 26, 2012 The current average levels of salt consumption are well within the healthy range according to a comprehensive review of all the available research on sodium intake and health outcomes. This review, published in the American Journal of Hypertension, identified the ideal range for optimum health and...

Eating a high-salt diet for several years may damage blood vessels — increasing your risk of developing high blood pressure, according to research reported in the American Heart Association journal Circulation. People with this type of blood vessel damage who eat a high-salt diet are more likely to develop hypertension, or high blood pressure. This research hints at the presence of a "sodium amplification loop" in which eating too much salt for a long time damages blood vessels, leading...

Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers recently uncovered a brain signaling pathway responsible for regulating the renal excretion of sodium. The findings appear in the Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. Hypertension, or chronic high blood pressure, affects one-third of adults, significantly increasing cardiovascular risk and mortality. Approximately 50 percent of hypertensive patients are salt-sensitive and exhibit an increase in...

LOMBARD, Ill., May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Innova, which specializes in creating customized meat and savory flavors for food applications, has solved an ingredient challenge that has vexed food manufacturers for years. The Griffith Laboratories division has introduced a new, low-sodium/high-enhancement hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) that is the first product of its kind to lower sodium while maintaining the desirable flavor that food companies and consumers have come to...

According to a new study published in Canadian Medical Association Journal, salt levels vary significantly between different developed countries. The international group of researchers took data on the salt content of 2,124 food items in product categories from six companies around the globe. The companies included in the study were Burger King, Domino's Pizza, Kentucky Fried Chicken, McDonald's, Pizza Hut and Subway. The researchers looked at breakfast items, burgers, chicken...

First ever visualization of how powder becomes molten glass could lead to greener manufacture at lower temperatures Scientists have for the first time visualised the transformation of powder mixtures into molten glass. A better understanding of this process will make it possible to produce high quality glass at lower temperatures, leading to significant energy savings in industrial glass manufacturing. The team of scientists was led by Emmanuelle Gouillart from the joint research unit...

Salt levels vary significantly in the fast foods sold by six major companies in various developed countries, which suggests that technical issues, often cited as barriers to salt reduction initiatives, are not the issue, according to a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). An international team of researchers from Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States looked at data on the salt content of 2124 food items in seven product categories...

CHICAGO, April 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers are interested in healthy eating more than ever, and Mintel's research reveals that approximately half (52%) of American adults are currently "watching" their diet. And while 60% report dieting because they want to lose weight, some 15% of dieters claim to be doing so at least in part because of concerns about "salt intake." (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120222/CG58099LOGO) Indeed, it appears "sodium watching" is a...