Confusion over food salt content
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Parents are confused over the salt content of foods and the dangers of eating too much salt, research shows.
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Campaigners are urging people in Scotland to eat less salt and instead opt for a healthier diet. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) said heart disease and strokes could be reduced by cutting down on salt.
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What clues does a blind vodka tasting hold for the EU as member states disagree on what raw ingredients should be allowed?
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"But I think a lot of people are on the borderline."  It may be obvious that most Britons are overweight. What isn't so obvious is that at least 2 million of them are likely malnourished _ and that includes some of the people who are too fat.Experts say the poor state of the average British diet _ often high in fat, salt and calories, but low on nutrition _ means malnutrition is a problem even though food is plentiful.'You can't always tell if a person is malnourished with your eyes,' said Dr. Marinos Elia, a professor of clinical nutrition and metabolism at Southampton University. 'People may be eating too much food, but they may not be eating enough fruits and vegetables.' Read more
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By TOM COX  SALT    By Jeremy Page    VIKING, [pound]14.99   Flat it is, but north-west East Anglia can spark a surprisingly rugged imagination.
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A new comparison of four dietsâincluding mineâis misleading and riddled with problems.
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First there was Yoplait's Go-Gurt, which sort of made sense -- sometimes you want calcium but can't spare time for a sit-down nosh. Skippy's Squeeze Stix were weirder, but we understood it: Peanut butter in a tube is basically just the traveler's take on PB on a spoon.
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The    Salt Institute  has its blood pressure up. The group that represents 36 domestic and foreign salt producers is appealing its loss of a lawsuit that challenged the science a    National Institutes of Health  agency used in 2003 to recommend that lower...
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Most foods advertised on programs watched by children are larded with sugar, salt and fat.
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An initiative by Britain&#39;s Food Standards Agency is designed to raise awareness of the danger of salt poses for high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke.
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A COCKTAIL of chemicals, some at levels above legal limits, has been found in samples of fresh fruit and other foods.   Some apples, grapes, aubergines and yams carried pesticide traces above the legal threshold, according to the official Pesticides Residues Directorate.
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06/09/2004 Higher intake of fatty, cold-water fish (such as tuna, salmon, and mackerel) has long been associated with a lower risk of dementia and Alzheimer`s and epidemiological studies suggest that dietary supplements of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty
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NEW YORK  - An Internet-based system that  provides online food shoppers with purchase-specific dietary  advice helps them buy foods that are lower in saturated fat  than the foods they initially set out to buy, according to new  study findings.
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NEW ORLEANS  - The results of a large urban  multiethnic study show that high fat and high sodium diets are  both risk factors for stroke, investigators with the Northern  Manhattan Study (NOMAS) reported here Thursday.
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For parents worried about how to treat children's colds now that some medicines have been called into question, the answer may be a dose of salt water.
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Women who eat seafood while pregnant may be boosting their children's IQ in the process, according to new research published Friday in The Lancet. The results of the study were surprising, say the authors, and contradict American and British recommendations that pregnant women should limit seafood and fish consumption to avoid potentially high levels of mercury.
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Himalayan Pink, Sel Gris, Hiwa Black, Fumee de Sel and Flower of Bali. These are not rare tropical plants, but part of the growing trend of artisan salts. I noticed a blinding array of gourmet salts when I attended the Fancy Food show in New York City a few weeks ago.