Topic: Salt

American Heart Association says adolescents’ poor health behaviors raise risk of heart disease as adults

April 12, 2013 |

More than 80 percent of them had a poor diet and many were not physically active.

Dallas, TX – U.S. adolescents’ high levels of poor health behaviors and unfavorable cardiovascular risk factors may increase their chances of heart disease as adults, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Circulation.

Researchers estimated the current state of cardiovascular health of U.S. adolescents based on the seven cardiovascular health components defined in the American Heart Association’s 2020 impact goals, which include both health behaviors and factors: blood pressure, total cholesterol, body mass index (BMI), blood glucose, healthy diet, physical activity and smoking. The 4,673 adolescents were 12-to 19-years-old and represented about 33.2 million adolescents nationally.

Poor diet in adolescents can raise risk of heart disease later in life. (American Heart Association)

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American Heart Association reports most pre-packaged meals, snacks for toddlers contain too much salt

April 3, 2013 |

New Orleans, LA – Nearly 75 percent of commercial pre-packaged meals and savory snacks for toddlers are high in sodium, according to research presented at the American Heart Association’s Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism 2013 Scientific Sessions.

In the first study to look at the sodium content in U.S. baby and toddler foods, researchers compared the sodium content per serving of 1,115 products for babies and toddlers using data on major and private label brands compiled by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

Some toddler meals had as much as 630 mg of sodium per serving. (Courtesy American Heart Association)

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American Heart Association reports Adults worldwide eat almost double daily AHA-recommended amount of sodium

April 2, 2013 |

The study is the first to provide information about sodium intake by country, age and gender.

New Orleans, LA – Seventy-five percent of the world’s population consumes nearly twice the daily recommended amount of sodium (salt), according to research presented at the American Heart Association’s Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism and Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention 2013 Scientific Sessions.

Global sodium intake from commercially prepared food, table salt, salt and soy sauce added during cooking averaged nearly 4,000 mg a day in 2010.

Reduction in Salt Consumption Recommended. (Copyright American Heart Association)

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American Heart Association says Reducing sodium in U.S. may save hundreds of thousands of lives over 10 years

February 15, 2013 |

Americans consume about 3,600 mg of sodium per day — more than twice the recommended limit.

Dallas, TX – Less sodium in the U.S. diet could save 280,000 to 500,000 lives over 10 years, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension.

Using computer simulations and models researchers projected the effects of small (about 5 percent of a teaspoon of salt per person per day), steady annual reductions of sodium consumption in the U.S. diet, reducing sodium consumption by 40 percent to about 2,200 mg/day over 10 years. «Read the rest of this article»

American Heart Association says change your salty ways in only 21 days

January 4, 2013 |

American Heart Association/American Stroke Association launches Sodium Swap Challenge on January 7th

Nashville, TN – Sodium – the everyday meal offender that might make your face feel puffy and your jeans look, and feel, tighter. But it does more than that. Too much sodium can also increase your risk of heart disease. And 90% of Americans eat too much sodium – often without knowing it.

The American Heart Association is challenging everyone to change their salty ways in 21 days. On January 7th, step up to the plate, re-charge your taste buds and give your heart-health a boost with the new Sodium Swap Challenge from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. «Read the rest of this article»

Tennessee Department of Transportation Ready to Tackle Winter Weather

December 14, 2012 |

Nashville, TN – Despite the mild start to winter, the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is stocked and ready to clear roadways of ice and snow this season.

Over the last several weeks, salt supplies have been replenished in all 95 counties, and crews have readied snow plows and brine trucks for the winter season. «Read the rest of this article»

New studies reinforce American Heart Association’s stand on limiting Sodium intake

November 4, 2012 |

Suggestions by some groups that healthy people can consume more sodium are based on incorrect analyses of observational studies and misinterpretations of clinical research.

Dallas, TX – New studies support limiting daily sodium consumption to less than 1,500 milligrams, according to a new American Heart Association presidential advisory.

The advisory, published in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation, is based on a thorough review of recent laboratory, animal, observational and clinical studies that reaffirm the  association’s 2011 advisory that limiting sodium (salt) to less than 1,500 mg per day is linked to a decreased risk of high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease, including stroke.

Reduction in Salt Consumption Recommended. (Copyright American Heart Association)

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American Heart Association reports Too much Salt may damage Blood Vessels and lead to High Blood Pressure

June 23, 2012 |

Eating a high-salt diet for several years is associated with markers of blood vessel damage

Dallas, TX – Eating a high-salt diet for several years may damage blood vessels — increasing your risk of developing high blood pressure, according to research reported in the American Heart Association journal Circulation.

People with this type of blood vessel damage who eat a high-salt diet are more likely to develop hypertension, or high blood pressure . This research hints at the presence of a “sodium amplification loop” in which eating too much salt for a long time damages blood vessels, leading to a greater chance of developing high blood pressure if the high-salt diet is continued. «Read the rest of this article»

American Heart Month reminds us what we can do to beat the No. 1 killer

February 4, 2012 |

Nashville, TN – Today is the start of American Heart Month and it’s a good time to look at the statistics – and how we can improve them.

Cardiovascular disease is still the No. 1 killer of men and women, killing about 800,000 Americans each year, and nearly 20,000 right here in Tennessee. That’s more than the next four causes of death combined, including all forms of cancer. «Read the rest of this article»

Calls for Lower Sodium Food Grow

February 3, 2012 |

Consumers Union Urges FDA to Limit Sodium Levels in Food

Washington, D.C. – When it comes to sodium levels in food, consumers are asking the food industry for just a pinch. Nearly 7,000 consumers joined Consumers Union, the policy and advocacy division of Consumer Reports, in a recent petition supporting regulatory efforts to set national, industry-wide targets to reduce sodium in processed and restaurant foods. «Read the rest of this article»

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