U.S. Eats Too Much Salt
People in the United States consume more than twice the recommended amount1 of salt, raising their risk for high blood pressure, heart attacks and strokes,government health experts said on Thursday.
Its important to eat people to eat less salt. People who adopt a hearthealthy eating pattern that includes a diet low in sodium and rich in potassium and calcium can improve their blood pressure, Dr. Darwin labarthe of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement.
The study in CDCs report on death and disease used national survey data to show that two out of three adults should be consuming no more than 1,500 mg of sodium per day because they are black or over the age of 40-- which are considered high-risk groups.
Most of the sodium eaten comes from package, processed and restaurant foods.
Nationwide, 16 million men and women have heart disease and 5.8 million are estimated to have had a stroke. Cutting salt consumption can reduce these risks,the CDC said. 1. Too much salt raises ones risk for
B heart attacks.
D all of the above.
A No more than 1,500 mg
C Less than 3,436 mg.
3. To improve their blood pressure, people should have a diet
B rich in potassium and calcium.
D none of the above.
A who are black.
C who are white and young.
5. Packaged, processed and restaurant foods are known to be
B tasty.
D healthy.