WASHINGTON -- The US Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it will be lowering its targets for sodium content in processed, packaged, and prepared foods, but not to levels recommended for ...

NEW YORK - Food companies are coming under renewed pressure to use less salt after U.S. regulators spelled out long-awaited guidelines aimed at reducing sodium levels in dozens of foods including ...

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is pressuring the food industry to make foods from breads to sliced turkey less salty, proposing long-awaited sodium guidelines in an effort to prevent thousands ...

The newest Dietary Guidelines emphasize whole foods, protein and animal fats – a shift praised by some experts as overdue, ...

(CNN) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants to help Americans consume less sodium by lowering sodium levels in processed foods. The agency has proposed guidelines with voluntary targets that ...

Most Americans consume more than the recommended amount of daily sodium. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warns that too much salt in the diet can harm your health. However, some ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — From cheese to sliced turkey, the Obama administration is encouraging food companies and restaurants to lower the amount of salt in the foods they sell. If the effort is successful, ...

While the juice from one lemon wedge (6 grams) contains 0.06 mg of sodium, one tablespoon (15 grams) of bottled lemon juice contains approximately 3.9 mg of sodium, both of which are relatively ...

FARGO – Elizabeth Meyer’s patients get a pat on the back if they take the salt shaker off their tables – even though it probably won’t do much to reduce the sodium in their diets. “That’s just not ...

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