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Dietary Sodium
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Latest News
- Latest News
- Salt-Reduction Guidelines Challenged (06/14/2005, United Press International)
From the National Institutes of Health
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Read the Food Label for Sodium! (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Reduce Salt and Sodium in Your Diet (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Spice Up Your Life! Eat Less Salt and Sodium
(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
Overviews
- Overviews
- Sodium Surplus: Shake the Habit for Better Health (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Nutrition
- Nutrition
- Label Reading Tips...How to Find the Hidden Sodium (Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus Foundation)
- Sodium Content (in Milligrams) of Selected Foods per Common Measure (Dept. of Agriculture) - Large PDF file
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- Processed Foods: Why So Salty? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Water Softeners: How Much Salt Do They Add? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Research
- Research
- Low-Sodium Diet Does Not Raise Blood Cholesterol Levels (American Heart Association)
Organizations
- Organizations
- Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
- Food and Drug Administration
- Food and Nutrition Information Center
- Food and Nutrition Service
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Children
- Children
- Low Sodium Diet for Infants, Toddlers, and Children (Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus Foundation)