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Good nutrition is always important, but it’s especially significant for growing kids. When it comes to taking care of little ones, prepackaged toddler foods can be tempting with their instant, no-fuss nature. But what if those foods came with a hefty sodium level that could potentially affect your child’s health? More
Think you know what you’re getting when you eat out? Chances are, you don’t know just how unhealthy some of those restaurant meals can be. But thanks to the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), we now have a list of the top nine offenders who dish up the most fat, sodium and calories–and some of the “dis-honorees” may just surprise you. More
A UK group called Consensus Action on Salt and Health is sounding the alarm about salt in cheese, noting that one serving of cheddar has more sodium than a serving of chips, and some types of cheese are saltier by weight than seawater. More
When it comes to sodium in our diets (and the fact that Americans consume nearly twice as much as we’re supposed to), it’s not always a matter of just cutting the chips and french fries. According to the American Heart Association, we need to be aware of hidden sources of salt in other less obvious foods that they have dubbed the “Salty Six.” More
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We know that eating out can be unhealthy, but just how unhealthy? Well, some 96% of entrees sold at chain restaurants—from buffets and fast food to the more upscale or “family style” places—exceeded USDA recommendations for either calories, sodium, fat or saturated fat. And fast food restaurants tended to be more nutritious than “family-style” restaurants, like Pizza Hut or Red Lobster. Entrees at family restaurants had an average of 271 more calories, 435 more mg sodium and 16 more grams of fat than fast-food entrees. More
A new government report released today says that bread is the number one source of sodium in the American diet, ranking higher than even salty snacks like potato chips and pretzels. The bad news is that nine out of ten Americans are eating so much bread (and other salty foods), that they’re consuming more sodium than they should; the good news is that it’s not hard to cut out a lot of the top sources of sodium according to the report, including bread. More
Yesterday, NPR ran a story about instant soup (like Cup Noodles and other forms of ramen) and the safety risk that’s posed by placing Styrofoam cups brimming with boiling water in the hands of children. And while it’s true that scalding liquid in flimsy disposable vessels is clearly unsafe, just-add-water noodles and soups, which are often offered at elementary and middle schools as lunch options, are dangerous for another reason–they’re horribly, horribly unhealthy. Can we can Cup Noodles already? More
Nobody thinks that an excess of sodium is good for them, right? But just how much sodium is too much is hotly contested. And now to confuse things even further: A new mega-analysis of salt studies says while a low-sodium diet keeps blood pressure low, it’s actually linked to increased cholesterol levels and other heart disease risk factors. Uh … what? Should we be cutting back on salt or not? More
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Even if you’ve never reached for a salt shaker in your life, the CDC would like you to know that there’s a very good chance that your diet is just too high in sodium. According to a report released today, a shocking number of Americans are just eating too much sodium, and it’s contributing to the rising cost of health care. More
A new study suggests that eating less salt and exercising more may keep our brains smarter longer–in case you needed further motivation to put down the Doritos and head to the gym. This isn’t the first time that physical activity has been linked to better brain function, but the bit about sodium is something that might surprise you. Researchers didn’t investigate the mechanism by which salt makes us stupid (if that’s really true); they found a strong correlation between sedentary lifestyle, high sodium consumption and declining cognitive function. So should you put down the salt shaker? More
Neuroscience news gets weirder and weirder all the time: Two recent studies indicate that the future of diet interventions will go beyond surgeries or pills that simulate neurochemicals in the brain, and directly interfere with the brain’s signals and pathways. Researchers from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases in Maryland found that energy-storing white fat in the body can be converted to brown fat, the energy-burning kind, by suppressing a signal in the brain. The research was done in mice, but if applicable in humans, we could potentially turn our body’s stores of fat into the world’s best metabolism booster (if you’re willing to undergo a little genetic engineering, that is). More
Desserts and chocolate I can take or leave, but I’m a bit of a salt fanatic. My favorite ice cream flavor is salty caramel. In response to the recent Scientific American article, “It’s Time to End the War on Salt,” all I can say is ‘viva la resistance!’ More
Much like the ocean, our bodies have their own ebb and flow rhythm. And sometimes many of us carry around enough extra water weight to fill a large fish tank. PMS is a well-known cause of water weight; and diet, hormones, medication, and water intake are also to blame. (The number one reason people retain water is that they don’t drink enough of it.) But you can’t eradicate water weight forever by temporarily drinking more water, switching up your diet, or living in the steam room and sauna. It’s an ongoing battle that relies on keeping your internal systems flowing. So we asked certified fitness and nutrition specialist and yoga teacher Aileene Palm of Rhode Island for five of the best ways to keep water weight under control: More
