Healthy for Good Blog
Different country, different nutritional content?
Did you know your favorite fast-food chicken sandwich in the U.S. may have 20 percent more sodium than the same sandwich sold in the U.K.? And you might be getting almost twice as much sodium in your rice cereal if you get it in the U.S. instead of in Germany or Italy?
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Celebrate World Heart Day by cutting the salt
A few grains of truth about salt
Reduce sodium by empowering your taste
New report says kids get too much sodium
Eat potassium-rich foods to cut stroke risk
Eating enough potassium is important for controlling blood pressure, and now new research shows that potassium-rich foods can cut the risk of stroke and death among older women.
We want to hear your sodium story
The American Heart Association wants to hear your sodium story! If you’ve joined the growing community that has taken a stand for its heart health by pledging to reduce the sodium you eat, we want to hear more about it. We want to know why you’ve made that choice (because we’re so excited that you did!).
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Truth Vs. Myth: What do people really think about salt?
Excess sodium has grim impact on global health
If you’ve seen the news today, you’ve probably noticed the coverage of 3 new research studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine, a top medical journal. Here’s a quick summary:
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