SALT SELLERS; CONSUMER SPECIAL How much in your favourite foods?(News)

Sunday Mirror (London, England);  July 8, 2007 ;     399 words ......option... but it could contain as much salt as SEVEN bags of crisps. In the week that...pre-packed sandwiches contain loads of salt, we delved into the kitchen cupboard to...anyone who wants to cut down on how much salt they eat. Dietician Catherine Collins...

Body Talk: How salt savvy are you? MORE THAN A PINCH OF SALT IS BAD NEWS...

The Mirror (London, England);  April 14, 2005 ;     700+ words ......ANGELA DOWDEN WITH all the negative press about salt, you're probably already going easy on the salt cellar and have cut down on salty-tasting foods...It may be that you don't know as much about salt as you thought. Although these foods look and...

SALT PRIMARILY A FLAVORING AGENT IN CANNED VEGETABLES

Post-Tribune (IN);  October 16, 1996 ;     372 words ......sodium? A: As you probably know, salt is a preservative. But you might be surprised that salt in canned foods doesn't have any preservation function. The salt is there just for flavor. A half...are trying to cut back. Buying "no-salt added" canned vegetables is an easy...raw eggs), or anything ...

Reducing salt intake Ask Sam Answering your diet queries

Birmingham Mail;  November 28, 2006 ;     358 words ...Q I don't cook with salt, I don't eat crisps or other salty snacks and I rarely...or restaurant food. Should I be trying to eat more salt? A It is actually very difficult to eat too little salt. And there is little or no evidence that having a...

Salt is salt - and it's bad for you.(Entertainment)

Cape Times (South Africa);  August 11, 2006 ;     700+ words ......When it comes to seasoning food, there is no shortage of salt options. But when it comes to health, it does not matter...Mediterranean Sea or hand- harvested in French marshes. Salt is salt, the experts say, and it is bad for your health. Chances...

THE GREAT SALT SCANDAL; (1)JOANNA BLYTHMAN AUTHOR OF SHOPPED: THE SHOCKING...

The Daily Mail (London, England);  September 14, 2004 ;     700+ words ......says that half of us eat dangerous amounts of salt - risking heart problems, strokes, kidney disease...an image of vitality, cornflakes contain more salt than sea water. And high quantities of salt represent a serious threat to health, promoting...

The hidden salt that could ruin your child's life; FOR TABLE SEE PDF.

The Daily Mail (London, England);  January 28, 2008 ;     451 words ......andstrokes in later life by the hidden salt content of many popular foods. Some brands...also contain alarmingly high levels of salt. Certain products contain virtually the entire daily limit for salt for asix-yearold in a single serving, according...

Zest for life: salt has been used for many thousands of years, in...

Food Processing;  May 1, 2005 ;     461 words ...In ancient times salt was used in various cultures as currency a fertility symbol...and even as a key ingredient in mummy making In those days, salt was worth its weight in gold. Salt is also an essential nutrient for our body, necessary for...

Salt's Cheap - But Roads, Cars Pay the Price

Chicago Sun-Times;  February 13, 1994 ;     557 words ...All that salt that's being dumped on roads and sidewalks...trees, creating potholes and ruining shoes. "Salt infiltrates and damages everything it touches...workers this winter have used 381,000 tons of salt, nearly 50 percent more than the amount...

The salt assault course Like so many food alerts, the row over salt has...

Evening Standard - London;  July 13, 1999 ;     700+ words ......scepticism, but experts announced today that salt is bad for us. Again. Nothing new there...profession how being heavy handed with the salt cellar poses a risk to our health, particularly...yet other research findings suggest that salt is actually good for us. Not knowing which...

Salt helps you hold water.(SPORTS)(WEEKEND ATHLETE: HEALTH & FITNESS)

The Washington Times;  November 21, 2004 ;     580 words ......key to retaining water during exercise is to take in salt to replace the salt you lose in your sweat. Until recently, many scientists did not appreciate how important salt is to retaining fluid in your body. Thirst is a late...

The story of Salt & Pepper.(The Home Forum)

The Christian Science Monitor;  March 20, 2001 ;     392 words ...SALT AND PEPPER - that familiar pair graces almost every table...But for most of us, it's two pure, simple substances: salt (a mineral crystal) and the ground-up berries of the pepper vine. The scientific symbol for salt is NaCl, or sodium chloride. Salt can be either sea salt...

Pass the salt

New Straits Times;  November 9, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Sarah Sabaratnam New Straits Times 11-09-2004 Pass the salt Byline: Sarah Sabaratnam Edition: 2* WE eat too much salt. Worse, we eat too much salt without knowing it. We don't even know how much salt is too much... and it is...

Salt surprises: Steel, terrorism, ships hike price; The county learns it...

Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA;  September 9, 2004 ;     429 words ......But to buy something as simple as road salt is to play with the international commodities...purchasing director, said buying bulk rock salt to prepare for the winter season is affected...cost taxpayers money. The price of road salt has increased by 27 percent from last winter...

HISTORY; The other white stuff; From Carthage to Cargill, Mark Kurlansky...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  January 27, 2002 ;     633 words ......Special to the Star Tribune The idiom worth one's salt dates to the Roman Empire, when soldiers were sometimes...thorough, as in: Mark Kurlansky is a writer worth his salt. Kurlansky proves it in Salt: A World History. The New York journalist has a solid...