If you really do not prevent type two diabetes now, you will hate yourself later

This time I am posting a very good article written by a fellow blogger Patricia Harris...Diabetes type 2 is easily the most common kind of diabetes. An incredible number of Americans are told they have type 2 diabetes, and others are unaware they're (read full article)

Delta airlines cares for low sodium eaters

Several weeks ago I booked an international flight with Delta through Expedia.com. Delta's flight was as usual pretty good, not much luxury but providing the bare essentials.One thing that was impressive for me during the flight was that the flight c (read full article)

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Will FDA set maximum limit for salt content?

Today the Institute of Medicine announced that the food industry has not done enough to cut back on the sodium content of their (mostly processed) food products and asked FDA to set maximum limits on the sodium level of various foods. So far FDA has (read full article)

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Long live the low sodium state: New York!

New York mayor Michael Bloomberg is starting a campaign that targets reducing the sodium content of restaurant and packages foods sold in the state by a quarter in the next five years.Although there might be a lot of New Yorkers complaining about los (read full article)

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Eat Low Sodium Foods, Reduce heart attacks by 155,000!

As I was reading this article, I came across a very interest data published in the New England Journal of Medicine."If typical Americans cut a modest amount of salt from their daily diet, there would be an estimated 155,000 fewer heart attacks and st (read full article)

Working on kids nutrition

After doing some work on listing low sodium meals served by chain restaurants, now I am posting low sodium foods for kids at my site. Recently I realized that some kids' snacks, even sweet cookies and party mixes, have high amount of sodium per servi (read full article)

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Version 1.0: The list of low sodium meals is ready!

I went through a list of over 100 popular restaurants ranging from McDonald's to Starbucks and found the meals served by them with the least sodium. Then I added these 'relatively' low sodium meals in a list and posted them at http://eatlowsodium.co (read full article)

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Does low sodium diet help loose weight?

The short answer is Yes!The long answer is: Most people do not reduce their sodium intake only to loose weight, but they definitely retain less water once they start consuming less sodium, hence loosing weight. There is a new discussion about this su (read full article)

Excess salt may cause kidney stones in kids

As I was reading the Children's gazette published by Miami Children's Hospital, the following lines caught my attention:"The incidence of kidney stones in children has been increasing steadily in America over the last decade..."The first reason menti (read full article)

Low Sodium Grocers, Food Stores, and Restaurants Wanted!

Please read the details at the press release we published yesterday:http://www.prlog.org/10321306-low-sodium-food-stores-grocers-and-restaurants-wanted.html (read full article)

There are other great healthy dieting blogs too!

I registered my blog at halfhourmeals.com. It is a very nicely design, neat site where you can find (besides recipes) other blogs on cooking, foods, and healthy dieting.Particularly their section on "organic and natural food blogs" include other grea (read full article)

Can't find sodium content of a product?

Hi,As some of you know, the Department of Agriculture has an extensive database of nutrition content for food products sold in the U.S. I would like to share with you the link to this database so you can check the sodium content of the food products (read full article)

Why should someone eat foods with lower sodium?

According to USCF Medical Center, the average American eats five or more teaspoons of salt each day. This is about 20 times as much as the body needs. In fact, your body needs only one quarter of a teaspoon of salt every day.What happens if your sodi (read full article)

What type of foods have more sodium?

Sodium occurs naturally in most foods. The most common form of sodium is sodium chloride, which is table salt. Milk, beets, and celery also naturally contain sodium, as does drinking water, although the amount varies depending on the source.Sodium is (read full article)

How to follow a low sodium diet

Here are fews tip on following a low sodium diet:Eat fewer processed foods such as potato chips, frozen dinners and cured meats. Instead, eat more unprocessed, fresh foods, such as fresh fruits, vegetables, lean meats, poultry, fish and unprocessed g (read full article)

Low sodium tortilla bread

I read that tortilla bread is the second most popular bread in the U.S. It can be used in many meals, especially fajitas. To make some fajitas yesterday I searched for low sodium tortilla breads. At Winn Dixie I found "La Bandita" brand flour tortill (read full article)

Kidney stones and low sodium diet

According to the National Kidney Foundation, if you have had a calcium stone, you may need to cut back on the salt in your diet. Extra sodium causes you to lose more calcium in your urine, putting you at risk for developing another stone. Your doctor (read full article)

Let's make low sodium ketchup!

If you cannot find low sodium ketchup at your supermarket, you can make it on your own very easily. Just combine low sodium tomato paste, vinegar and sugar. Add two to three tablespoons of vinegar to one can of tomato paste plus half a can of water t (read full article)

Americans should eat less sodium

Late last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) that show Americans consume too much salt. You can read more about this at examiner.com. Click on the (read full article)

Low sodium recipe: Spinach and Tortellini Soup

Another good low sodium recipe I found at CDKitchen.com. Less than 200mg of sodium per a serving of soup!Ingredients (Serves 6 people):Vegetable cooking spray2 cups sliced carrots1/4 cup sliced green onions, tops included2 cloves garlic, minced1 teas (read full article)