1 in 10 U.S. Deaths Blamed on Salt

[Stephanie]

it was soda last week, now it's your salt..Harvard's been busy

SNIP
Mar 21, 2013 4:24pm


One in ten U.S. death are linked to salt, researchers say. (Image credit: Stockimage/Getty Images)

On the heels of a study linking sugary drinks to 25,000 U.S. deaths a year, new research suggests salty food is even more dangerous.

The new study, by the same Harvard research team, linked excessive salt consumption to nearly 2.3 million cardiovascular deaths worldwide in 2010. One in 10 Americans dies from eating too much salt, the researchers found.

“The burden of sodium is much higher than the burden of sugar-sweetened beverages,” said Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, an epidemiologist at the Harvard School of Public Health and author of both the salt and sugary drink studies. “That’s because sugar-sweetened beverages are just one type of food that people can avoid, whereas sodium is in everything.”

Mozaffarian and colleagues used data from 247 surveys on sodium intake and 107 clinical trials that measured how salt affects blood pressure, and how blood pressure contributes to cardiovascular disease like heart attacks and stroke.

“From that we could determine the health effects of sodium,” he said, adding that one out of three deaths due to excessive sodium occurred before age 70. “It’s really affecting younger adults, not just the elderly.”

The study, presented today at the American Heart Association’s annual meeting in New Orleans, adds to mounting evidence that packaged and processed foods containing high levels of salt for flavor and shelf life can take a heavy toll on cardiovascular health.

“It’s really amazing how pervasive it is,” Mozaffarian said of salt. “For the average person, it’s very hard to avoid salt – you have to be incredibly motivated, incredibly educated, have access to a range of foods and do all the cooking yourself.”

But not everything is easy to whip up at home, Mozaffarian added. Bread and cheese are the top two sources of sodium in the U.S.

“It’s everywhere,” he said.

all of it here
1 in 10 U.S. Deaths Blamed on Salt - ABC News

 

[t_polkow]

it was soda last week, now it's your salt..Harvard's been busy

SNIP
Mar 21, 2013 4:24pm


One in ten U.S. death are linked to salt, researchers say. (Image credit: Stockimage/Getty Images)

On the heels of a study linking sugary drinks to 25,000 U.S. deaths a year, new research suggests salty food is even more dangerous.

The new study, by the same Harvard research team, linked excessive salt consumption to nearly 2.3 million cardiovascular deaths worldwide in 2010. One in 10 Americans dies from eating too much salt, the researchers found.

“The burden of sodium is much higher than the burden of sugar-sweetened beverages,” said Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, an epidemiologist at the Harvard School of Public Health and author of both the salt and sugary drink studies. “That’s because sugar-sweetened beverages are just one type of food that people can avoid, whereas sodium is in everything.”

Mozaffarian and colleagues used data from 247 surveys on sodium intake and 107 clinical trials that measured how salt affects blood pressure, and how blood pressure contributes to cardiovascular disease like heart attacks and stroke.

“From that we could determine the health effects of sodium,” he said, adding that one out of three deaths due to excessive sodium occurred before age 70. “It’s really affecting younger adults, not just the elderly.”

The study, presented today at the American Heart Association’s annual meeting in New Orleans, adds to mounting evidence that packaged and processed foods containing high levels of salt for flavor and shelf life can take a heavy toll on cardiovascular health.

“It’s really amazing how pervasive it is,” Mozaffarian said of salt. “For the average person, it’s very hard to avoid salt – you have to be incredibly motivated, incredibly educated, have access to a range of foods and do all the cooking yourself.”

But not everything is easy to whip up at home, Mozaffarian added. Bread and cheese are the top two sources of sodium in the U.S.

“It’s everywhere,” he said.

all of it here
1 in 10 U.S. Deaths Blamed on Salt - ABC News

Processed food using high levels of salt along with high fructose corn syrup is poison over the long run, If you want to eat that stuff , knock yourself out

 

[editec]

it was soda last week, now it's your salt..Harvard's been busy

SNIP
Mar 21, 2013 4:24pm


One in ten U.S. death are linked to salt, researchers say. (Image credit: Stockimage/Getty Images)

On the heels of a study linking sugary drinks to 25,000 U.S. deaths a year, new research suggests salty food is even more dangerous.

The new study, by the same Harvard research team, linked excessive salt consumption to nearly 2.3 million cardiovascular deaths worldwide in 2010. One in 10 Americans dies from eating too much salt, the researchers found.

“The burden of sodium is much higher than the burden of sugar-sweetened beverages,” said Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, an epidemiologist at the Harvard School of Public Health and author of both the salt and sugary drink studies. “That’s because sugar-sweetened beverages are just one type of food that people can avoid, whereas sodium is in everything.”

Mozaffarian and colleagues used data from 247 surveys on sodium intake and 107 clinical trials that measured how salt affects blood pressure, and how blood pressure contributes to cardiovascular disease like heart attacks and stroke.

“From that we could determine the health effects of sodium,” he said, adding that one out of three deaths due to excessive sodium occurred before age 70. “It’s really affecting younger adults, not just the elderly.”

The study, presented today at the American Heart Association’s annual meeting in New Orleans, adds to mounting evidence that packaged and processed foods containing high levels of salt for flavor and shelf life can take a heavy toll on cardiovascular health.

“It’s really amazing how pervasive it is,” Mozaffarian said of salt. “For the average person, it’s very hard to avoid salt – you have to be incredibly motivated, incredibly educated, have access to a range of foods and do all the cooking yourself.”

But not everything is easy to whip up at home, Mozaffarian added. Bread and cheese are the top two sources of sodium in the U.S.

“It’s everywhere,” he said.

all of it here
1 in 10 U.S. Deaths Blamed on Salt - ABC News

And yet just RECENTLY I stumbled upon a finding by that refutes this long held theory.

That study found NO EVIDENCE that a reduced salt intake made any difference to cardio health.

 

[t_polkow]

it was soda last week, now it's your salt..Harvard's been busy

SNIP
Mar 21, 2013 4:24pm


One in ten U.S. death are linked to salt, researchers say. (Image credit: Stockimage/Getty Images)

On the heels of a study linking sugary drinks to 25,000 U.S. deaths a year, new research suggests salty food is even more dangerous.

The new study, by the same Harvard research team, linked excessive salt consumption to nearly 2.3 million cardiovascular deaths worldwide in 2010. One in 10 Americans dies from eating too much salt, the researchers found.

“The burden of sodium is much higher than the burden of sugar-sweetened beverages,” said Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, an epidemiologist at the Harvard School of Public Health and author of both the salt and sugary drink studies. “That’s because sugar-sweetened beverages are just one type of food that people can avoid, whereas sodium is in everything.”

Mozaffarian and colleagues used data from 247 surveys on sodium intake and 107 clinical trials that measured how salt affects blood pressure, and how blood pressure contributes to cardiovascular disease like heart attacks and stroke.

“From that we could determine the health effects of sodium,” he said, adding that one out of three deaths due to excessive sodium occurred before age 70. “It’s really affecting younger adults, not just the elderly.”

The study, presented today at the American Heart Association’s annual meeting in New Orleans, adds to mounting evidence that packaged and processed foods containing high levels of salt for flavor and shelf life can take a heavy toll on cardiovascular health.

“It’s really amazing how pervasive it is,” Mozaffarian said of salt. “For the average person, it’s very hard to avoid salt – you have to be incredibly motivated, incredibly educated, have access to a range of foods and do all the cooking yourself.”

But not everything is easy to whip up at home, Mozaffarian added. Bread and cheese are the top two sources of sodium in the U.S.

“It’s everywhere,” he said.

all of it here
1 in 10 U.S. Deaths Blamed on Salt - ABC News

And yet just RECENTLY I stumbled upon a finding by that refutes this long held theory.

That study found NO EVIDENCE that a reduced salt intake made any difference to cardio health.

Salt raises blood pressure putting more strain on the heart.

Salt is needed by the body, but excess salt is harmful over the long run (as is found in processed food)
Humans ingest sodium by eating salt in food and occasionally in medications. Most people will simply excrete excess sodium in the urine, and we also lose sodium and water through perspiration. But about 20 percent of the population has a genetic characteristic that causes sodium retention, which results in water retention, and can increase blood pressure. Eating salt also makes people thirsty, which means they tend to drink more, and this makes the situation worse. Too much salt keeps the amount of fluid circulating in the body higher than it should be, which means increased pressure on the blood vessel walls. The walls thicken and narrow under the continued high pressure, and the heart must pump harder to move fluid around. This increased work makes the heart muscle larger and increases the force of each contraction; the higher pressure damages the blood vessels---and the filtration system---in the kidneys and raises blood pressure.

 

[t_polkow]

it was soda last week, now it's your salt..Harvard's been busy

SNIP
Mar 21, 2013 4:24pm


One in ten U.S. death are linked to salt, researchers say. (Image credit: Stockimage/Getty Images)

On the heels of a study linking sugary drinks to 25,000 U.S. deaths a year, new research suggests salty food is even more dangerous.

The new study, by the same Harvard research team, linked excessive salt consumption to nearly 2.3 million cardiovascular deaths worldwide in 2010. One in 10 Americans dies from eating too much salt, the researchers found.

“The burden of sodium is much higher than the burden of sugar-sweetened beverages,” said Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, an epidemiologist at the Harvard School of Public Health and author of both the salt and sugary drink studies. “That’s because sugar-sweetened beverages are just one type of food that people can avoid, whereas sodium is in everything.”

Mozaffarian and colleagues used data from 247 surveys on sodium intake and 107 clinical trials that measured how salt affects blood pressure, and how blood pressure contributes to cardiovascular disease like heart attacks and stroke.

“From that we could determine the health effects of sodium,” he said, adding that one out of three deaths due to excessive sodium occurred before age 70. “It’s really affecting younger adults, not just the elderly.”

The study, presented today at the American Heart Association’s annual meeting in New Orleans, adds to mounting evidence that packaged and processed foods containing high levels of salt for flavor and shelf life can take a heavy toll on cardiovascular health.

“It’s really amazing how pervasive it is,” Mozaffarian said of salt. “For the average person, it’s very hard to avoid salt – you have to be incredibly motivated, incredibly educated, have access to a range of foods and do all the cooking yourself.”

But not everything is easy to whip up at home, Mozaffarian added. Bread and cheese are the top two sources of sodium in the U.S.

“It’s everywhere,” he said.

all of it here
1 in 10 U.S. Deaths Blamed on Salt - ABC News

And yet just RECENTLY I stumbled upon a finding by that refutes this long held theory.

That study found NO EVIDENCE that a reduced salt intake made any difference to cardio health.

Please post the study or link to the study

 

[rightwinger]

Too much salt is bad for you?

Who could have imagined it?

 

[SteadyMercury]

Processed food using high levels of salt along with high fructose corn syrup is poison over the long run, If you want to eat that stuff , knock yourself out

Everything in moderation, and your mileage may vary.

There are plenty of people (most?) who consume processed food regularly during their lifetime and go on to live a relatively healthy life into old age, saying all these people are poisoned or implying consumption of processed food should be avoided to maintain good health is somewhat silly.

 

[Katzndogz]

Forget the burgers. It's the salad that's the real killer.

Salad is more dangerous than beefburgers, leading food expert warns - Telegraph

 

[tjvh]

Isn't it nice that Harvard now gets to decide your Freedoms for you. I'm glad Harvard is spending so much time studying salt and soda pop, without them we'd have never known that excesses of these products could possibly be bad for us. Thanks Harvard for saving us from ourselves.

 

[novasteve]

How long till bloomberg acts, and other libs try to outlib him?

 

[novasteve]

Why doesn't Harvard release a study on the icrease in barebacking in the gay community and the resulting increaase in HIV infections? 2% of the population is well over 50% of HIV infections. If they can stamp down on smoking, transfats, and now salt, why not do something to protect gays from themselves if liberals think the role of the government is to be your mommy?

 

[rightwinger]

The biggest problem is not the salt shaker but that few cook for themselves

Buying pre-prepared processed food is full of salt

 

[rightwinger]

Why doesn't Harvard release a study on the icrease in barebacking in the gay community and the resulting increaase in HIV infections? 2% of the population is well over 50% of HIV infections. If they can stamp down on smoking, transfats, and now salt, why not do something to protect gays from themselves if liberals think the role of the government is to be your mommy?

Somebody has an agenda

 

[Bill Angel]

Processed food using high levels of salt along with high fructose corn syrup is poison over the long run, If you want to eat that stuff , knock yourself out

Everything in moderation, and your mileage may vary.

There are plenty of people (most?) who consume processed food regularly during their lifetime and go on to live a relatively healthy life into old age, saying all these people are poisoned or implying consumption of processed food should be avoided to maintain good health is somewhat silly.

I agree. I have high blood pressure that is controlled by medications. And while I don't add salt to food, I do eat in fast food restaurants, eat cheese and processed foods, etc, my blood pressure stays under control.

 

[novasteve]

Why doesn't Harvard release a study on the icrease in barebacking in the gay community and the resulting increaase in HIV infections? 2% of the population is well over 50% of HIV infections. If they can stamp down on smoking, transfats, and now salt, why not do something to protect gays from themselves if liberals think the role of the government is to be your mommy?

Somebody has an agenda

If you think it's the government's role to protect people from themselves and their unhealthy lifestyles, why are gay men exempt?

 

[rightwinger]

Why doesn't Harvard release a study on the icrease in barebacking in the gay community and the resulting increaase in HIV infections? 2% of the population is well over 50% of HIV infections. If they can stamp down on smoking, transfats, and now salt, why not do something to protect gays from themselves if liberals think the role of the government is to be your mommy?

Somebody has an agenda

If you think it's the government's role to protect people from themselves and their unhealthy lifestyles, why are gay men exempt?

Somebody has an agenda....take it to a gay hating thread

 

[uscitizen]

The sole cause of death is birth.

 

[asaratis]

Sodium is an important element in the human diet...along with potassium...probably at the top of the list of essential intake.

Water is also essential. However, take in too much sodium and you may begin to retain water in just about every cell in your body. Your legs swell, your ankle bones disappear under swollen tissue and stretched skin, water builds up in your lungs...you're swelling up like a grape...congestion leads to heart failure...you're dead...from too much water!

The older you become, the more you have to pay attention to what you ingest.

 

[SteadyMercury]

Isn't it nice that Harvard now gets to decide your Freedoms for you.

I admit I scanned that article quickly, must have missed where Harvard decided we are prohibited from consuming too much salt.

How does that work, like if I go in my kitchen now and put a bunch of salt on bread will the Harvard campus police knock on my door?

 

[Sunshine]

We eat far more salt than our bodies require. Where I'm from salt and bacon fat were all my mother had to cook with, so I love salty food with that wonderful smoky bacon flavor. But it isn't good for us. I guess it's payback. The European diet was very bland. In the south, we learned to eat from the Africans who cooked for our ancestors. Of course, those things make their diet unhealthy too and the incidence of heart disease is very high in blacks.