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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: sodium

sodium stories: 4 news summaries

(Newser) - A consumer activist group is taking Denny's to court over the "dangerously high" salt levels in the restaurant chain's food, Reuters reports. The suit, filed on behalf of a New Jersey man with high blood pressure, seeks to require Denny's to list the sodium content of its food on... More »

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diet • restaurant • salt • sodium • Denny's • restaurant chain

Doctors See Rise in Kids With Kidney Stones

Salty foods, lack of water, and obesity
may be at fault

Oct 28, 08 1:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Once associated with middle age, kidney stones are growing more common among US children, the New York Times reports. A few decades ago, physicians would “see a kid with a stone once every few months,” says one doctor. “Now we see kids once a week or less.... More »

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health • melamine • children • soda • children's health care • drinking water • salt • sodium • kidney stones

 Experts Slam Sugary Cereals 

'Like eating a doughnut for breakfast'

Oct 2, 08 2:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mothers who serve their children certain brands of breakfast cereal are giving them the nutritional equivalent of a glazed doughnut for breakfast, according to a new study by Consumer Reports. Researchers analyzed 27 brands of cereal for nutritional value, and rated Post's Golden Crisps and Kellogg's Honey Smacks the worst.... More »

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sugar • Consumer Reports • sodium • Life • cereals • fiber • Golden Crisps • Honey Smacks • Cheerios • Kix • Cap%u2019n Crunch%u2019s Peanut Butter Crunch • Apple Jacks

Salt May Get an FDA Shakedown

Increased regs likely
on concerns about overconsumption, health effects

Nov 29, 07 12:05 PM CST
(Newser) - As the White House readies a national campaign against obesity, the FDA today will consider whether to reclassify one of the biggest dietary concerns of all: salt. The American Medical Association says that for Americans, who each day consume around 2,000 milligrams more than recommended, cutting salt intake by... More »

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FDA • public health • blood pressure • stroke • American Medical Association • salt • sodium

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