Tag: average-sodium
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U.S. FDA calls for sharp reduction in salt added to foods
(Reuters) – U.S. health officials recommended cutting the amount of salt added to foods by about a third, according to proposed guidelines that are likely to have a wide-ranging impact on the processed food industry in the United States. Increased sodium intake is linked to high blood pressure, which can lead to heart disease and…
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U.S. FDA calls for sharp reduction in salt added to foods
(Reuters) – U.S. health officials recommended cutting the amount of salt added to foods by about a third, according to proposed guidelines that are likely to have a wide-ranging impact on the processed food industry in the United States. Increased sodium intake is linked to high blood pressure, which can lead to heart disease and…
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Doctor: Baby born in US to mom with Zika has birth defect
HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) — A Honduran woman with the Zika virus gave birth in New Jersey to a baby girl with birth defects that appear to be caused by the mosquito-borne virus, one of her doctors said.
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Doctor: Baby born in US to mom with Zika has birth defect
HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) — A Honduran woman with the Zika virus gave birth in New Jersey to a baby girl with birth defects that appear to be caused by the mosquito-borne virus, one of her doctors said.
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Ousted Maldives president forms opposition-in-exile group
Mohamed Nasheed, a former president of the Maldives now in exile in Britain after being ousted from office and jailed in his country, formed an opposition group on Wednesday aimed at toppling the government of President Abdulla Yameen. Best known as a paradise for wealthy tourists, the Indian Ocean archipelago has been mired in political…
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Ousted Maldives president forms opposition-in-exile group
Mohamed Nasheed, a former president of the Maldives now in exile in Britain after being ousted from office and jailed in his country, formed an opposition group on Wednesday aimed at toppling the government of President Abdulla Yameen. Best known as a paradise for wealthy tourists, the Indian Ocean archipelago has been mired in political…