Word: salt
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...brave soldiers and innocent victims who have perished in the Iraqi conflict." There was a concerted letter-writing campaign for Viktor Yushchenko, who finally succeeded in winning the disputed Ukrainian presidential election. His supporters praised him as "a prime example of someone who is truly fighting for democracy." A Salt Lake City, Utah, reader had this idea: "A better choice would have been the American people. We weathered the election, went back to work and did so without a civil war. We have proved to ourselves that we are able to live and work together despite the most divisive election...
...Agriculture began issuing dietary guidelines to keep us healthy and fit, nearly two-thirds of Americans have become overweight or obese. So in the 2005 edition of the guidelines--on which school lunch menus are based--the HHS Secretary toughened the message, providing specific limits on fat and salt and urging us to eat our vegetables and exercise regularly...
SODIUM For the first time, the government recommends a target for salt intake--no more than 1 tsp. a day--to keep blood pressure from rising...
...signs of long-term heart failure, no evidence of diabetes, no illegal drugs. The cause of death: hypertensive cardiovascular disease. Rodney was 39. Les Trent, Senior Correspondent Inside Edition New York City Am I the only one who has noticed that it's practically impossible to find no-salt (or truly low-salt) foods in grocery stores? Where have all the no-salt foods gone? There are many of those new low-fat and low-carb foods, but I bet they contain more sodium to make up for a lack of taste. Nowadays everybody is expected to just take...
...Governments and banks are only beginning to make their assessment of the economic impact of the tsunamis, with current estimates running to $10 billion. Huge swathes of farmland have been scoured by the salt water and may take years to recover. Thailand's tourism economy - a primary foreign exchange earner - has been devastated: While a natural disaster wouldn't discourage tourists from returning in the way that a terror strike might, its tourism infrastructure has been badly damaged and, more importantly, so have many of its pristine beaches and coral reefs...