Government advice to Americans, food industry: Cut down on salt
January 31, 2011 at 4:50 am in Grand Forks Herald
Feds issue new dietary guidelinesFor the first time, the Agriculture and Health and Human Services departments, which issue the guidelines every five years, are telling people who are 51 and older, all African-Americans and anyone suffering from hypertension, diabetes or chronic kidney disease to reduce daily sodium intake to little more than half a teaspoon. Continue Reading&
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Sounds like a good idea. I would like some help monitoring how much salt my family gets when we go out to eat every now and then.
My guess is the people panicking about this are also afraid of fluoride in the water and seat belt laws. Grow up.
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Isn’t that cute, you got all your self-important liberal friends to thumb me down.
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What liberal friends? I live in GF.
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Gee, a Republican with a poor sense of humor. What a surprise.
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Back on the subject…. Just before Thanksgiving I decided to get serious about weight loss. I hired a weight loss coach and have lost 25 pounds (I average about 3 pounds a week). The key was sodium. I eat regular food I buy at the grocery store, I eat more food each day than I ever did before, but use considerably less salt. You’ll never get rid of it completely, but it’s shocking how much sodium is in some foods. The U.S.D.A. is on the right with this statement.
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Sodium levels in food are very different than they were in the past. You are right. I cut down on sodium in my diet and I’ve felt better – with no loss in what I eat.
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Or, instead of the government getting its mitts all over the food industry, people could do just as you did Jeff. They can make a personal choice to purchase food with less salt.
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