Eat Low Sodium Foods, Reduce heart attacks by 155,000!

As I was reading this article, I came across a very interest data published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

"If typical Americans cut a modest amount of salt from their daily diet, there would be an estimated 155,000 fewer heart attacks and strokes annually, according to a study published last month"

The article can be read here:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-0216-salt--20100215,0,5620875.story

Working on kids nutrition

After doing some work on listing low sodium meals served by chain restaurants, now I am posting low sodium foods for kids at my site. Recently I realized that some kids' snacks, even sweet cookies and party mixes, have high amount of sodium per serving. I thought parents might want to keep an eye on how much sodium their kids consume through snacks as we all know they love their snacks! So my new food posts on this matter can be found via clicking the title of this writing. If there is any kids food you recommend please share with us.

Thank you and have a healthy living!

Umit

Version 1.0: The list of low sodium meals is ready!

I went through a list of over 100 popular restaurants ranging from McDonald's to Starbucks and found the meals served by them with the least sodium. Then I added these 'relatively' low sodium meals in a list and posted them at http://eatlowsodium.com/osc/low-sodium-meals.php

The list includes subs, salads, tacos, steaks, seafood and more. Most listed items have less than 500 mgs of sodium or less.

While I still recommend eating home-made meals to reduce sodium intake, you can use the list to choose relatively low sodium items sold at popular restaurants if you need to eat out.

Enjoy and please share!
Umit