Salt

Low-Sodium Labeling Affects Taste Perception, Salt Use

Foods carrying nutrition labels or heart healthy logos touting sodium reduction can negatively affect taste perception and salt use, according to a study published in the journal Public Health Nutrition. ...More
May 18, 2012
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15% of U.S. Dieters Concerned About Salt Intake

More than half of Americans are keeping a close eye on their diets, and 15% of those are doing so because of their salt intake, according to a new Mintel report. ...More
April 12, 2012
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A Taste of the Tropics

New menu items and retail product launches are inspired by foods from tropical countries like Hawaii, Brazil, the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam. ...More
March 26, 2012
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Measuring Saltiness

An understanding of how we taste salt could lead to sodium reduction solutions. ...More
February 16, 2012
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Study: Dutch Policy Makers Consume Too Much Salt

Salt policy makers in the Netherlands are consuming more than double the average daily recommended salt intake of 6 grams a day at their workplace cafeterias, according to a new study published in the British Medical Journal. The findings suggest policy makers consume 15.4 ...More
December 22, 2011
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Top Worst Supermarket Foods Revealed

The authors of “Eat This, Not That! All New Supermarket Survival Guide" released their list of the top worst supermarket foods. Coming in at No. 1 was Marie Callender’s “Cheesy Chicken Pot Pie," which contains 1,140 calories and 72 grams of fat or the calorie equivalent of ...More
December 21, 2011
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Salty Food Preference Shaped During Infancy

Infants exposed early to starchy, salty foods will develop a greater preference for salty taste, by as early as 6 months of age, than will infants who have not been given salty foods, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. ...More
December 21, 2011
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Report: Snack, Beverage Companies Target Kids Online

Restrictions on television advertising of unhealthy foods to children have successfully reduced the number of advertisements children see in the United Kingdom, however, a weak self-regulatory system allows companies to market high fat, salt and sugar products (HFSS) to ...More
December 20, 2011
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Reducing Stroke Risk With a Healthy Diet

Individuals who consume a healthy diet may reduce their risk of stroke, according to a new study published in the journal The Lancet Neurology. The findings suggest poor nutrition increases the risk of stroke, and questions the role of antioxidant, vitamin and calcium ...More
December 15, 2011
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Fighting the Sodium Battle

In the late 80s, the Intersalt study and the subsequent National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institutefocus on sodium and blood pressure. Several decades later, sodium reduction continues to be a high priority for the food industry. ...More
December 5, 2011 By Lynn Kuntz
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