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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...

Study shows significant variations in spoon capacityMedical experts have warned parents that using domestic spoons to dispense children's medicine could lead to overdoses after discovering that some hold two to three times as much as others.The study in the August issue of IJCP, the International Journal of Clinical Practice, looked at 71 teaspoons and 49 tablespoons collected from 25 households in Attica, Greece.It found that the capacity of the teaspoons ranged from 2.5ml to 7.3ml, with an...

Cornell study shows we pour too little or too much medicine, depending on spoon sizeA new study published in the Jan. 5 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine illustrates the dangers of using kitchen spoons to measure liquid medicine.Former cold and flu sufferers were asked to pour one teaspoon of nighttime flu medicine into kitchen spoons of differing sizes. Depending upon the size of the spoon, the 195 former patients poured an average of eight percent too little or 12 percent too much...

A British shopper says she was asked to show proof she was older than 18 when she bought teaspoons and other picnic equipment at a supermarket. The receipt for her purchase was posted on nannyknowsbest.blogspot.com, a Web site devoted to undermining what founder Ken Frost calls the all-pervasive nanny state, The Daily Telegraph reported Tuesday. The shopper said a clerk at the Asda branch in Halifax in Yorkshire told her at least one killing had been committed with a teaspoon. The government...

By Recipe from "Food Synergy" SEASONED SALMON WITH LEMON-CAPER SAUCE Serves 4 1 pound salmon fillet 2 teaspoons canola oil 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/8- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed 1/2 cup fat-free or light sour cream (I used light) 1 tablespoon drained capers 2 teaspoons lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon finely chopped lemon peel (optional) 1. Preheat the broiler. Line a 9-inch round baking pan or baking dish with foil. Coat...

By Kathy Stephenson, The Salt Lake Tribune Jul. 30--The experience of having a skilled chef cook dinner right at your table is one of the main reasons diners love Japanese steak house restaurants. Besides the floor show, Louise Redmond also enjoys the simple iceberg lettuce salad with its unique ginger dressing. The chain restaurants we contacted would not share their secrets. But there are several versions of the dressing on the internet at www.astray.com. This recipe is supposedly...

By Jennifer R. Hill, The News Courier, Athens, Ala. Jun. 26--Big Bob Gibson's Pit Master Chris Lilly will be cooking for Alabama bragging rights in New York today on the Today Show. He and his secret recipe for barbeque chicken and white sauce will be representing Alabama against Tennessee in "Today's Barbecue Challenge." The regional barbeque chicken face-off pits Lilly of Big Bob Gibson's against Tony Neely of Neely's Bar-B-Que in Memphis, Tenn. It is part of a three-day segment...

LONDON (Reuters) - Australian scientists have proved what is common knowledge to most people -- that teaspoons appear to have minds of their own.In a study at their own facility, a group of scientists from the Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health in Melbourne secretly numbered 70 teaspoons and tracked their movements over five months.Supporting their expectations, 80 percent of the spoons vanished during the period -- although those in private areas of the...

LONDON -- Australian scientists have proved what is common knowledge to most people -- that teaspoons appear to have minds of their own.In a study at their own facility, a group of scientists from the Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health in Melbourne secretly numbered 70 teaspoons and tracked their movements over five months.Supporting their expectations, 80 percent of the spoons vanished during the period -- although those in private areas of the institute...