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February 8th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda TUESDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) — Americans still eat way too
much salt, and much of it comes from dietary staples such as bread,
poultry, cheese and pasta, U.S. health officials reported Tuesday.
A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report said 90
percent of Americans consume too much salt on a daily basis.
Ten types of foods account for 44 percent of salt consumption, the CDC
researchers said. These include bread and rolls; deli meats and cured
meats; pizza; fresh and processed poultry; soups; cheeseburgers and other
sandwiches; cheese; pasta dishes such as spaghetti with meat sauce; meat
dishes such as meat loaf with tomato sauce; and salty snacks, such as
pretzels, chips and popcorn.
Too much salt, the major source of dietary sodium, can raise blood
pressure, which is linked to heart disease and stroke.
“Heart disease and stroke are leading causes of death in the United
States and are largely dependent on the high rate of high blood pressure,
and one of the things that’s driving our blood pressure up is that most
adults in this country eat or drink about twice the amount of sodium
recommended,” CDC director Dr. Thomas Frieden said during a noon press
conference Tuesday.
“Reducing sodium across the food supply can increase consumer choice,
is feasible, it can save thousands of lives and billions of dollars in
health care costs each year,” Frieden added.
According to the report, reducing sodium by 25 percent in those 10 food
types could help prevent 28,000 deaths each year and save $7 billion in
health care costs. Overall salt intake would decline by 10 percent.
Because some of these foods, such as bread, are eaten several times a
day, salt consumption adds up, even though an individual serving is not
high in sodium.
“Cooking fresh food at home is the best way to lower sodium,” said
Samantha Heller, a dietitian and clinical nutrition coordinator at the
Center for Cancer Care at Griffin Hospital in Derby, Conn.
For their estimates, CDC researchers relied on data from a 2007-2008
nutrition study of more than 7,000 Americans aged 2 years and older.
The investigators found that 65 percent of daily sodium comes from food
bought in stores, and 25 percent from restaurant meals.
Excluding salt added at the table, the average American consumes about
3,300 milligrams of sodium per day — significantly more than the 2,300
milligrams recommended by the U.S. Dietary Guidelines.
For people over 51 years of age, black Americans, and those with high
blood pressure, chronic kidney disease or diabetes, the recommendation is
just 1,500 milligrams a day.
Manufacturers of processed foods and restaurants need to reduce salt
content in their foods, the report stated.
The best way to reduce your salt intake, the researchers said, is to
eat more fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables without sauce and limit
processed foods.
Heller suggested buying low-sodium foods, such as no-sodium canned
tomatoes and tomato sauce, and using less cheese, “which can be
surprisingly high in sodium.”
It’s important to learn which foods are high in sodium and figure them
into your day, and to check food labels when shopping, Heller said. Also,
limit cold cuts and processed meats.
The report, titled Vital Signs: Food Categories Contributing the
Most to Sodium Consumption–United States, 2007-2008, is published in
the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Feb. 7 early
release edition.
More information
For tips on reducing salt in your diet, visit the
U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
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