Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Reduced Fat could mean higher sodium
Beware!
My husband has been on a major Wikipedia-kick. Since I'm being healthy, he's contributing by looking up healthy facts! He found that the recommended amount of salt per day is just a little over a teaspoon. I know we all use way more than that! It's about 2,400 mg. Pay attention to your nutritional labels and go easy on the salt shaker. There are some harmful side effects from consuming too much salt- like hypertension. You'll notice yourself retaining less water whenever you cut your salt intake. Of course, there are dangers from over indulging in any one thing, but these little things are like giant slices of cheesecake that are sitting right in front of you clear as day! These salts and sugars sneak into your diet and can put you well over your RDV. The more you cook at home, with natural products, of course, the more control you have over your health!
And for those fo us, yes I'm guilty too (!) that see "REDUCED FAT" foods and shove them all in our carts at the grocery store--- watch out for increased sodium. A friend of mine pointed out that with the reduced fat, there's an increase in sodium and I've noticed it to be true! A good way to avoid this is to just buy organic (whole) foods- shop around the outter parameter of the stores, and try to avoid the middle part where all the processed foods are!
Another sad fact... Chinese food has an incredibly high sodium content. Eat sparingly!
My husband has been on a major Wikipedia-kick. Since I'm being healthy, he's contributing by looking up healthy facts! He found that the recommended amount of salt per day is just a little over a teaspoon. I know we all use way more than that! It's about 2,400 mg. Pay attention to your nutritional labels and go easy on the salt shaker. There are some harmful side effects from consuming too much salt- like hypertension. You'll notice yourself retaining less water whenever you cut your salt intake. Of course, there are dangers from over indulging in any one thing, but these little things are like giant slices of cheesecake that are sitting right in front of you clear as day! These salts and sugars sneak into your diet and can put you well over your RDV. The more you cook at home, with natural products, of course, the more control you have over your health!
And for those fo us, yes I'm guilty too (!) that see "REDUCED FAT" foods and shove them all in our carts at the grocery store--- watch out for increased sodium. A friend of mine pointed out that with the reduced fat, there's an increase in sodium and I've noticed it to be true! A good way to avoid this is to just buy organic (whole) foods- shop around the outter parameter of the stores, and try to avoid the middle part where all the processed foods are!
Another sad fact... Chinese food has an incredibly high sodium content. Eat sparingly!
Labels: chinese food, dieting, eating healthy, hypertension, natural, organic, processed foods, reduced fat, sodium, whole, wikipedia
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