Chronic kidney disease afflicts about 37 million adults in the United States.
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Healthy body, healthy mind! Physical Exercise, Fitness, Running, Jogging, Gym and Activity. Twitter Hashtag: #GymEd Curated by Peter Mellow |
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Chronic kidney disease afflicts about 37 million adults in the United States.
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We all want to eat healthily, especially as we reset our health goals at the start of a new year. But sometimes these plans are sabotaged by powerful cravings for sweet, salty or carb-heavy foods.
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Potassium-enriched salt tastes like regular salt and you don’t need to change how you cook or season your food. You just need to switch the type of salt you buy.
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The Grattan Institute says it’s time for mandatory limits on salt, as thousands die each year from illnesses caused by a high intake.
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Processed meat including salami and bacon are foods that have been enjoyed in many cultures for thousands of years.
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Adding that sprinkle of salt may help make your meal feel complete, but it could be adding to your risk for premature death, according to a new study. Experts explain how to cut back on salt while still enjoying the foods you love.
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Research involving 500,000 Britons reveals link to earlier death for those who always season their meals
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Australians consume on average almost twice the recommended amount of salt per day.
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A new study questions whether current global salt limits are too low. But don’t reach for the salt just yet – the guidelines are unlikely to change any time soon.
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Thinking of healing your open wound with a dip in the ocean? You might first want to consider the cocktail of bacteria you're about to dive into.
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Thinking of healing your open wound with a dip in the ocean? You might first want to consider the cocktail of bacteria you're about to dive into.
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Unfortunately, this exhortation could apply to more than just this one instance. Whether it’s our consumption of fat, or meat, or sugar, or even salt, it seems the assurance with which we speak should match the quality of evidence behind our recommendations.
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Doctors have long warned of the dangers of a high-salt diet.
Researchers found other lifestyle factors including alcohol consumption, age, and most importantly body mass index (BMI) were all strongly linked to a rise in blood pressure.
Eating more fruit and vegetables, on the other hand, acted to reduce hypertension.
However the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the US yesterday issued a warning that nine in 10 schoolchildren are eating more salt than is recommended.
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Telegraph survey finds many low fat or "health" foods would be given red labels for salt under the Government’s “traffic light” scheme for food packaging
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SUBWAY fans thinking they're opting for a healthy lunch could be in for a shock.
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The amount of salt in our diet could be driving our own immune systems to rebel against us leading to diseases such as multiple sclerosis, very early research suggests.
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How did Lunchables get created? Moss pulls back the curtain on the processed food industry and why it's so obsessed with sugar, salt and fat
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Cutting back on salty foods such as bacon, bread and breakfast cereals could reduce people's risk of developing stomach cancer, according to the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF).