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Health Group
Urges Less Salt in Food
The Associated Press, Wed
13 Nov 2002 |
PHILADELPHIA (AP) �
The nation's largest public health group is recommending a 50
percent decrease in salt in processed food and restaurant meals over
the next 10 years.
The American Public Health Association
said the reduction could save 150,000 lives a year from strokes,
heart attacks and other illnesses linked to high blood pressure.
Government guidelines already recommend limiting intake of
sodium � which increases blood pressure � to no more than 2.4 grams
daily, or the equivalent of about a teaspoon of table salt. But the
average American adult consumes nearly 4 grams a day, according to
the association.
A resolution passed Tuesday at the health
association's annual meeting in Philadelphia urges a collaboration
with food manufacturers to meet the goal.
``Americans are
consuming an ever-increasing amount of processed foods high in
sodium at home, at work, at school and in restaurants,'' said Dr.
Stephen Havas, the lead author of the new policy. ``The excess
sodium in these foods is unnecessary and leads to a large,
preventable toll of hypertension, premature death and disability.''
About 50 million U.S. adults have high blood pressure, or
hypertension. About 710,000 die annually from heart disease and more
than 166,000 die of stroke, according to government statistics.
``Appealing to individuals as well as to industry to take
simple but effective steps to limit sodium in our diets will yield
measurable results in lowering Americans' risk for cardiovascular
diseases and related conditions,'' said Dr. Claude Lenfant, director
of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.
Alison
Kretser, director of scientific and nutrition policy for the Grocery
Manufacturers of America, said the policy should have had a broader
focus. A diet rich in fruits, vegetables and dairy products could
also help lower blood pressure, she said.
``My concern is
that just reducing the sodium levels in diets becomes very
unpalatable,'' she said. ``People may potentially feel discouraged
and deprived.''
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