News tagged with salty foods

Pre-schoolers eat more sweets when watching TV with limited supervision

(Medical Xpress) -- It's no surprise that TV viewing has an effect on our eating habits, but a new study shows that even pre-schoolers planted in front of the set are more prone to eating sweets and salty ...

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created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

70 percent of 8-month-olds consume too much salt

Seventy per cent of eight-month-old babies have a salt (sodium chloride) intake higher than the recommended UK maximum level, due to being fed salty and processed foods like yeast extract, gravy, baked beans and tinned spaghetti.

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created Jul 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Study Shows Not Everyone Has the Same Reaction to Salt

(PhysOrg.com) -- Some individuals may find a recent push by the federal government to reduce salt in processed foods hard to swallow. That's not because those individuals simply enjoy the salty taste of certain ...

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created Jun 14, 2010 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 8

Doctors say kidney stones in kids are on the rise

(AP) -- Doctors are puzzling over what seems to be an increase in the number of children with kidney stones, a condition some blame on kids' love of cheeseburgers, fries and other salty foods.

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created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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CDC: Bread beats out chips as biggest salt source

Bread and rolls are the No. 1 source of salt in the American diet, accounting for more than twice as much sodium as salty junk food like potato chips.

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created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Survey of elementary school student access to food in vending machines, snack bars, other venues

About half of all public and private elementary school students could buy food in one or more competitive venues on campus (vending machines, school stores, snack bars or a la carte lines) by the 2009-2010 school year and ...

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created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cactus may give farmers a cure for poisoned crop land

The prickly pear cactus may not sound like a trendy cash crop, but it could become a phenomenon among farmers on the arid west side of California's San Joaquin Valley.

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created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Receptor for tasting fat identified in humans (w/ Audio)

Why do we like fatty foods so much? We can blame our taste buds.

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created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Why certain flavor combinations melt in your mouth

Do all cuisines thrive on kindred flavors? New research suggests that some cuisines may be based on combinations of dissimilar ingredients, but critics say the work is not filtering out flavors that may be ...

Chemistry / Other

created Dec 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Early dietary experience shapes salt preference of infants and preschoolers

Researchers from the Monell Center report that 6-month-old infants who have been introduced to starchy table foods – which often contain added salt – have a greater preference for salty taste than do infants not ...

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created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Humans unequipped for high-salt diet, food scientist contends

Humans are physiologically unprepared for the amount of sodium found in manufactured foods in the modern food supply, contributing to the diet-related diseases observed today.

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created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 7

Ancient dry spells offer clues about the future of drought

As parts of Central America and the U.S. Southwest endure some of the worst droughts to hit those areas in decades, scientists have unearthed new evidence about ancient dry spells that suggest the future could ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 4

Mid-morning snacking may sabotage weight-loss efforts

Women dieters who grab a snack between breakfast and lunch lose less weight compared to those who abstain from a mid-morning snack, according to a study led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

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created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In the war on salt, not everyone need be a soldier, some experts say

Despite several decades of urging from doctors and government officials to cut back on salt, a culprit in high blood pressure, most Americans aren't paying much attention.

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created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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