Latest Food Crackdown: Salt Wars

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By Dr. Mercola

By Dr. Mercola

Salt has been portrayed as a dietary villain for decades and blamed for rising rates of high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. The vast majority of salt consumed by Americans comes from processed foods, including those you might not consider to be overtly salty.

In fact, foods like bread, chicken dishes, egg dishes and pasta dishes make up close to one-third of Americans’ salt intake, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).1

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is now in the process of developing voluntary targets for …read more

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