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(HealthNewsDigest.com) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) supports efforts to reduce the sodium content of manufactured and restaurant foods. Most American adults should consume no more than 1,500 mg. of sodium – the
equivalent of about two-thirds of a teaspoon of table salt – per day,according to CDC research.
“The data are clear,” said Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, director of the CDC.
“The majority of Americans are consuming about twice the recommended
limit of sodium, each day, and not by choice. Achieving substantial
reductions in sodium levels by incremental decreases in sodium content
across the food supply can save many lives while maintaining good
taste.”
Decreasing sodium consumption reduces blood pressure and reduces the
risk of stroke, heart disease and other serious health problems.
In addition, CDC has commissioned an Institute of Medicine study that
will outline strategies to reduce sodium consumption to levels
recommended by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
http://www.iom.edu/Activities/Nutrition/ReduceSodiumStrat.aspx.
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