C-Section, Formula May Disrupt 'Good' Gut Bacteria in Babies

Title: C-Section, Formula May Disrupt 'Good' Gut Bacteria in Babies
Category: Health News
Created: 2/11/2013 12:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/12/2013 12:00:00 AM

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High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy May Predict Later Ills, Study Says

Title: High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy May Predict Later Ills, Study Says
Category: Health News
Created: 2/11/2013 4:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/12/2013 12:00:00 AM

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Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem expecting second child

Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem have confirmed that they are expecting their second child together.

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Cut Salt, Save 500,000 U.S. Lives Over a Decade, Study Finds

By Robert Preidt

HealthDay Reporter

MONDAY, Feb. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Reducing salt in Americans' diets would save hundreds of thousands of lives over 10 years, according to a new study.

Excess salt, the primary source of sodium, contributes to high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease, the leading killer in the United States.

Immediately reducing people's salt consumption from current levels to the upper limit of the U.S. government guideline -- 2,300 milligrams a day -- would save 500,000 to 850,000 lives over the next decade, largely by reducing heart attacks and strokes, the study found.

Gradually reducing sodium levels in processed or restaurant foods by 4 percent a year for 10 years would still save 280,000 to 500,000 lives over a decade, the researchers concluded.

The average American consumes about 3,500 mg per day, and men tend to ingest much more than that, according to the study, which was published Feb. 11 in the journal Hypertension.

"No matter how we look at it, the story is the same -- there will be huge benefits in reducing sodium," study lead author Pam Coxson, a mathematician at the University of California, San Francisco, said in a university news release.

For the study, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention brought together three groups of scientists who used different computer models to estimate how lowering salt intake would save lives.

All the models showed consistent, substantial benefits if current sodium intake were reduced to a level close to the upper limit of the federal guidelines.

Many people believe that taking the salt shaker off the dinner table will reduce their sodium consumption to a healthy level, but 80 percent of the sodium consumed by Americans comes from processed foods, Coxson noted.

Bread and other cereals account for about one-third of daily sodium intake. Other types of processed foods that have high sodium levels include canned soup and processed meats. Even fresh chicken is sometimes injected with salt solutions before packaging. Restaurant meals are also high in sodium.

In commercial settings, salt is primarily added for flavor and sometimes to preserve foods.

More information

The U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute outlines how you can reduce salt in your diet.

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Praising Kids for Efforts, Not Qualities, May Help Them Succeed

Title: Praising Kids for Efforts, Not Qualities, May Help Them Succeed
Category: Health News
Created: 2/12/2013 10:35:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/12/2013 12:00:00 AM

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January Jones on the street in LA

January Jones wears a trilby and cropped jeans on the street in LA - Celebrity fashion, style and red carpet looks from GLAMOUR.COM

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Vitamin D Supplements: Is What You See What You Get?

Title: Vitamin D Supplements: Is What You See What You Get?
Category: Health News
Created: 2/11/2013 4:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/12/2013 12:00:00 AM

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Health Tip: Keep Cutting Boards Clean

Title: Health Tip: Keep Cutting Boards Clean
Category: Health News
Created: 2/12/2013 8:35:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/12/2013 12:00:00 AM

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